Providing Wheeled Support for Ukraine’s First Responders
Donated ambulances and other first response vehicles are finding new life in Ukraine, connecting patients to care. From Direct Relief.
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After Turkey’s Cataclysmic Earthquake, Women’s Health Programs Offer a Model for Long-Term Disaster Response
Funded by Direct Relief grants, the Turkish organizations HASUDER and TAPV have responded to a vast range of women’s health needs in earthquake-damaged areas, from a lack of sanitation to gender-based violence.
Equipping Midwives for Success and Transforming Maternal Health in Nigeria
Dr. Faith Adole’s “Value Her initiative” is transforming maternal healthcare in rural Nigeria, with the help of Direct Relief. The program provides midwife training and essential supplies, reducing mortality rates while empowering local healthcare workers with life-saving skills.
Hope and Health: Three Inspirational Women Changing the Future of Healthcare in Ghana
Direct Relief CEO Amy Weaver profiles three remarkable women in Ghana transforming healthcare through diabetes care expansion, diaspora leadership, and breast cancer treatment—demonstrating how dedicated individuals create lasting change in communities worldwide.
The “Volcano of Fire” Threatens Maya Communities in Guatemala. Again.
Emergency medical brigades carried Direct Relief backpacks to people fleeing the Volcán de Fuego’s two eruptions in three months, often diagnosing them in the field and providing pre-hospital care.