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As hurricanes and extreme weather events become more powerful and destructive due to climate change, Direct Relief is initiating its most expansive effort yet to pre-position “Hurricane Prep Modules” at health facilities in hurricane-prone regions across 13 U.S. states and territories and 17 foreign locales.

When Hurricane Maria swept over the island of Puerto Rico in 2017, the storm caused massive disruptions for residents’ everyday lives. Interruptions of power, service delivery and medical care touched every part of the island, and also halted services for people in recovery from addiction. Learn more about Direct Relief's work at

Puerto Rico: Partnerships for Recovery

As medical aid continues to depart, Direct Relief CEO Thomas Tighe gives an update on the organization's COVID-19 response. Learn more about Direct Relief's work at

Direct Relief partnered with Sean Penn's CORE nonprofit and the LA Fire Department by delivering protective gear to health care workers and volunteers in Los Angeles who were operating a drive-thru Covi̇d-19 testing site

Community Health, Today and Every Day

These community health care providers are always on the frontline. Now, the battle has come home. -Shown at the 2020 ATX Television Festival- Directed and Edited by Oliver Riley-Smith EP Noah Smith Director of Photography: Will Jobe Featuring: Dr. Armen Arshakyan, Josie Meraz, and Brendan Hickey Connor Special thanks to: Jeremy Royce, Jamie Tierney, Meredith Riley-Smith, Elain Ng, Lauren Christie, the Saban Community Clinic, and all the medical workers involved in the production.

Direct Relief is working to improve maternal and child health in Sierra Leone by ensuring that midwives are equipped with the right tools to enable them to provide life-saving antenatal, delivery, and post-partum care. To support this work, visit www.directrelief.org/donate

Puerto Rico, which has dealt with powerful hurricanes and earthquakes in recent years, is now facing Covid-19. Undeterred, the island's health clinics are responding-- and Direct Relief remains committed to supporting them in their critical mission.

Fighting Covid On The Farm

Hear from community health center leaders across the U.S.describe treat the challenges of treating the nation's most vulnerable populations during the Covid-19 pandemic. Direct Relief has supported community health centers for 15 years, but the pandemic presented new obstacles to the network of safety net community health centers that serve 30 million people in th

Community Health Centers started in the 1960's to address health care inequties across the U.S. Today that mission continues, even a new challenges emerge. Richard Veloz from South Central Family Health Center in Los Angeles, Reuben Moore from Minnesota Community Care in St. Paul, Minn., and Dr. Claire-Cecile Pierre from Harbor Health Services in Mattapan, Mass. share frontline perspectives in providing care during Covid-19

Direct Relief drove up requested medicines, supplies, and personal protection equipment on September 14, 2020 to Santa Cruz Community Health Centers and Big Sur Health Center, which have been treating the most vulnerable people in the area -- and firefighters -- despite the ongoing pandemic and record-setting fires, including the local Dolan Fire

After leaving Chicago, PPE and Covid-19 aid arrived in Kathmandu, Nepal in May. The 25-ton shipment of medical aid includes 860 oxygen concentrators purchased by Direct Relief to help the country cope with a surge in Covid-19 cases.

2.493 lượt xem Đã công chiếu vào 15 thg 2, 2022 In the dead of a Chicago winter night, The Night Ministry went out to care for the city's homeless population, as they have since 1976. Direct Relief went along as they worked to provide their fellow Chicagoans with life-saving services, from health check-ups to food and clothing to social services

This short documentary, shot across Santa Barbara, Lviv, and the Ukraine-Poland border, captures stories from the early days of the war, and offers a lens into the heroism exhibited by healthcare providers and refugees alike amidst war as well as how an aid organization ramps up to deliver tons of supplies into a warzone thousands of miles away.

Serving people: Improving the health of people living in areas of high need by strengthening fragile health systems and increasing access to quality health care. Bottom-up, top-down: Focused on serving the most medically underserved communities in the U.S. and abroad, partnering with the world's leading companies, greatest thinkers, and best institutions

1.557 lượt xem Đã công chiếu vào 13 thg 4, 2022 This short documentary, shot across Santa Barbara, Lviv, and the Ukraine-Poland border, captures stories from the early days of the war, and offers a lens into the heroism exhibited by healthcare providers and refugees alike amidst war as well as how an aid organization ramps up to deliver tons of supplies into a warzone thousands of miles awa

162 lượt xem Đã công chiếu vào 28 thg 4, 2022 Direct Relief CEO Thomas Tighe discusses an array of topics related to Direct Relief's response to the crisis in Ukraine including: -Delivering Aid in Wartime -The Information Challenege -Working With Governments -Goods & Services Relationships

"A nation is not conquered until the hearts of its women are on the ground. Then it is finished, no matter how brave its warriors or how strong their weapons." -Cheyenne Proverb Gail Small, Head Chief Woman, is a Northern Cheyenne leader and serves as a Health Equity Advisor to Direct Relief. Gail invited Direct Relief to share with the general public the story of the native peoples of the United States, showcasing today's realities, as well as the beauty of their resilience in the face of systemic challenges: Credits: Director: Oliver Riley Smith Producer: Noah Smith Producer: Gail Small Producer: Tony Morain Editor: Oliver Riley-Smith Cinematographer: Will Jobe Special Thanks: Martha Lee, Meredith Riley-Smith