With up to 100,000 war-related amputations in Ukraine since 2022, the need is staggering. Direct Relief is partnering with three Ukrainian organizations to build local prosthetics clinics, train specialists, and help thousands of soldiers and civilians reclaim their lives.
After a lifetime of hospital visits for cystic fibrosis, Rita can now breathe freely. A partnership between Anera and Direct Relief brought life-changing medication to Lebanon, and established the country’s first cystic fibrosis patient registry.
How do you solve a healthcare worker shortage while strengthening community ties? San Diego’s Laura Rodriguez Medical Assistant Institute, supported by Direct Relief, trains local residents to care for their own neighbors—with 119 graduates since 2023 and counting.
A new Direct Relief grant to the JAHJAH Foundation’s emergency relief work will add to multiple shipments of medical aid and caches of prepositioned medicines and supplies.
Donated ambulances and other first response vehicles are finding new life in Ukraine, connecting patients to care. From Direct Relief.