Direct Relief has a long history of assisting health partners around the world with vital assistance including vitamin A to combat childhood blindness, support at cancer wards, furnished product to clinics in areas with high levels of malaria and tuberculosis, and a number of other unique projects.
Beginning in 2006, Direct Relief launched a vitamin A campaign in El Salvador to eliminate childhood blindness. Direct Relief has previously run other vitamin A campaigns, most notably in India and Nicaragua. More
With a generous grant from The Allergan Foundation, Direct Relief has purchased intraocular lenses (IOLs) that are implanted into the eye after a cataract is removed from Aurolab for partner ophthalmic facilities in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. As a result of the project, thousands of people will recover their sight and have the opportunity to regain their traditional roles in family and society. More
Direct Relief has also joined with the Foundation for Hospices in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Hospice Palliative Care Association of South Africa to improve the quality of life for hospice patients in South Africa. More