The grisly parasitic disease has been reduced by 99.99% since eradication efforts began and is poised to become the second human disease and the first parasitic disease eradicated in history.
Direct Relief and La Fondita de Jesús collaborated to bring primary healthcare services to an underserved metropolitan area in Puerto Rico vulnerable to flooding.
When an earthquake recently rocked remote regions of Nepal, Mountain Heart Nepal raced to the rescue. Teaming up with Direct Relief and FedEx, their mobile medical units brought free healthcare to over 700 patients in devastated communities, providing critical care from wound treatment to diabetes medication.
In response to the war and worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza, International Medical Corps has deployed a field hospital to provide lifesaving medical care to civilians affected by the conflict.
As Cyclone Mocha battered Bangladesh, Rohingya refugees faced life-threatening pregnancy complications amid destroyed health facilities. Skilled midwives at a UNFPA hospital saved new mother Khadija, showing the vital need for maternal care when crises and climate disasters strike the displaced.
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