The Miami HEAT, together with the Micky & Madeleine Arison Family Foundation, today announced a $1,000,000 donation to Direct Relief’s Health Equity Fund, which will expand the organization’s work towards health equity by ensuring health centers and free and charitable …
With Covid-19 cases climbing across the U.S., Direct Relief continues to respond to requests from hospitals and health facilities for essential medical aid. Dozens of shipments have already departed this week from Direct Relief to medical facilities around the world, …
Covid-19 Medical Support Reaches U.S. Hotspots, including Arizona and California More >
Annet Kabanyoro, dean of Kampala International University’s School of Nursing Sciences, had a problem in the early days of the pandemic – both for herself and her students. Like so many others in the world during the spring of last …
Eschewing Global Supply Chain, African Health Care Workers Making 1 Million Reusable Masks More >
Janine Jagger, Ph.D., a retired professor of internal medicine and infectious diseases, as well as former director of the International Health Care Worker Safety Center at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, dedicated her career to helping improve the …
Which Mask Should I Wear? An Exclusive Q&A with Genius Grant Professor More >
This week, Direct Relief hand-delivered 200 oxygen concentrators to Antelope Valley Hospital in Los Angeles County, where health care facilities are reporting severe oxygen shortages amid a record number of Covid-19 hospitalizations. In addition to oxygen concentrators, Tuesday’s shipment included …
Direct Relief Delivers Oxygen Concentrators to California Covid Hotspot More >
You are all invited to the 7th annual Symposium on the Role of Religion and Faith-based Organizations in International Affairs. The symposium is organized by faith-based organizations in partnership with the UN Interagency Task Force on Religion and Development. It …
The following is an excerpt from an article posted in the devex.com | January 11, 2021 “The U.S. State Department’s designation of the Ansarallah, better known as the Houthis, as a foreign terrorist organization will severely hamper humanitarian efforts in Yemen, where an …
www.devex.com: “NGOs fear Houthi terrorist designation could throttle Yemen aid” More >
Alexandria, Va. – The U.S. State Department’s designation of Ansar Allah will create tremendous challenges for NGOs seeking to deliver essential and live-saving aid to the Yemeni people, who continue to experience one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. For six years, …
“Right now we see a lot of our community members who have lost their job,” President of the Board Mudhasir Bashir said. “Some have actually lost them for a while now, for a few months now, so this is just …
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As the Covid crisis has intensified and expanded in recent week, Direct Relief’s efforts have done the same. Since December 1, 2020, the organization has made 2,623 shipments totalling 458,815 lbs (229 tons) of medical material aid containing 26.2 million …
Direct Relief Accelerates Response as Covid Crisis Intensifies More >
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When Urban Health Plan, a community health center in New York, found out that they were getting the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine, things happened fast. Once they learned that they’d been approved for the vaccine, they received word that all vaccine …
Health Centers Receive Vaccines – And Prepare for the Work to Come More >
Charlotte, N.C. – Islamic Relief USA, a nonprofit humanitarian and advocacy organization, has approved $217,000 to help renovate and expand services at the Shifa Free Health Clinic, located at 4301 Shamrock Drive. The clinic serves a diverse population, many of whom live on …
Islamic Relief USA Approves Over $200,000 for Upgrades to Free Clinic in Charlotte More >
Alexandria, Va. – Islamic Relief USA, a nonprofit humanitarian and advocacy organization, has awarded $100,000 for various road repairs, bridge improvement and other infrastructure enhancement projects in Bangladesh that will help reduce disaster risk posed by cyclones. Rural roads, construction of local …
Islamic Relief USA Awards $100,000 for Infrastructure Improvements in Bangladesh More >
With holiday travel spiking over New Year’s weekend, the United States continues to see a startling growth in coronavirus infections. On Jan. 2, the country reported a record shattering 280,000 new cases – the highest daily number since the start …
Even before Covid-19, telemedicine was poised to sweep Puerto Rico. But the pandemic fast-tracked its use across the island – and providers say it’s here to stay. Dr. Celia Lozada, a family physician from the community health center, MedCentro, said …
Telemedicine is Sweeping Puerto Rico, and It’s Here to Stay More >
Jan 13 2021, AID will host a panel discussion on the right to breathe. Join us in hearing from researchers and activists on the cutting edge: Meenakshi Kushwaha, environmental health researcher whose work contributed to the special report “Who Gets …
Looking forward to 2021, AID will host a panel discussion on the right to breathe. Hear from researchers and activists on the cutting edge: Meenakshi Kushwaha, environmental health researcher whose work contributed to the special report “Who Gets to Breathe Clean Air …
When a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the island of Lombok, Indonesia, in 2018, it was destructive and deadly in its own right. “The whole north half of Lombok was fairly devastated…they were utterly cut off from the world for five …
On the Indonesian Island of Lombok, a Model of Gentle Care More >
One in 800 Black Americans has died during this pandemic, compared to 1 in 1,325 white Americans and 1 in 1,925 Asian Americans, according to APM Research Lab. Black Americans are also three times more likely than white Americans to …
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Green Energy Innovations Rain or shine – small farmers are saving money and cultivating more using these powerful yet portable solar panels. Join AID San Diego’s conversation with Peter Bakos in Andhra Pradesh to learn how his team designed an affordable solar energy cart …
In 2016, a pediatrician at a health center facility in Douglas, Arizona, saw a mysterious illness in a young patient. It was Rocky Mountain spotted fever, a tick-borne disease that can be cured with an antibiotic. But the disease – …
Tracking and Treating Infectious Disease at the U.S.-Mexico Border More >
Yasa, a Category 5 cyclone, crashed into Fiji on December 17, cutting a destructive path through Vanua Levu, the nation’s second-largest island. The storm killed at least four people, including an infant, and displaced tens of thousands. Two nonprofit groups …
In 1986, Igor Vaz was a Mozambican doctor working in rural Inhambane Province, in the midst of a civil war, when a surgeon-slash-priest arrived in the area. It turned out to be an encounter that would change his life. The …
In Summary • In the fight to reach everyone with Covid-19 vaccines, nonprofit health centers have an essential role to play. • 35,000 doses of insulin arrive in hard-hit Lebanon, with an additional 55,000 on the way. • Forbes ranks …
The biggest challenge in the mass vaccination effort for coronavirus won’t be logistics. Commercial firms manage complex logistics for specialized medications and vaccines daily, at scale, and exceptionally well. At Direct Relief, we perform the same functions for humanitarian health …
Covid Vaccines Are New. The Challenges of Reaching Everyone Are Not. More >
Overwork, safety risk, pay cuts and pressure from management are a few of the challenges nurses in Maharashtra faced during the COVID-19 epidemic, according to rapid assessment conducted by SATHI in Sept-Oct 2020. SATHI surveyed nurses and conducted follow up …
Challenges Nurses Face in Maharashtra COVID-19 epidemic More >
A tribute to the sacrifices of small scale entrepreneurs and unorganized workers, our 2021 calendar celebrates the role of the dukān in the flow of life and in creating a public square. It also serves as a virtual excursion for viewers …
BY DIRECT RELIEF With Covid-19 vaccinations underway, countries continue to log a record number of coronavirus cases and deaths. “This increase is being driven by rapid change in a number of different countries – with the runaway pandemic in the …