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Medical Services Reach Patients in Peru, Plus Medications Shipped to 15 Countries This Week

Over the past week, Direct Relief has delivered 480 shipments of requested medical aid to 39 U.S. states and territories and 15 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 2.7 million ...

Diabetes

After a Childhood Spent Struggling with Diabetes, a Rwandan Doctor Teaches Children to Thrive with the Diagnosis

When kids with type 1 diabetes come into the clinic in Kigali, Rwanda, where Dr. Aime Manzi works, they often feel hopeless, assuming their lives are over. But Dr. Manzi – who spent years ...

Earthquakes

Direct Relief Commits $100,000 to Support Earthquake Response in Myanmar and Thailand

In response to the powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck central Myanmar on March 28—causing widespread damage across Myanmar and neighboring Thailand—Direct Relief has committed an ...