Ukrainian First Responders Learn Life-Saving Birth Skills in Lviv
The Ukrainian Midwives’ Union is training paramedics and other first responders to support women giving birth in emergency settings. From Direct Relief
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Colombia Earthquake Relief: How Volunteer Pilots Delivered Critical Aid to Isolated Communities
Direct Relief-supported flights are moving doctors, blood units, medicines and specialists across a disaster zone spanning major cities and remote communities.
Direct Relief Dispatches 14 Tons of Urgent Medical Aid to Nepal Following Devastating Flash Floods
Medical supplies depart for local group Mountain Heart Nepal, and include aid to treat waterborne illnesses, dehydration, chronic diseases such as diabetes and asthma, and more. Other groups receiving emergency funds include Shanti Foundation and One Heart Worldwide.
After an Elephant Attack, a Maasai Boy Needed Local Care. Years Later, He Helps Deliver it.
Andrew Kiranto is a nurse on the Health Wagon, which brings local health care to Maasai communities in Kajiado South County, Kenya. From Direct Relief.
Specialized Care Opens New Possibilities for Ukrainians With Disabilities
Ukrainian-Israeli nonprofit FRIDA, with support from Direct Relief, is bringing specialty care through volunteer physicians to vulnerable patients in Ukraine.