Alabaster International, outfitted with Direct Relief field medic packs and emergency supplies, traveled to treat patients in the country’s battered north.
Penn-led medical missions have performed complex surgeries, extended training to local doctors in attempt to preserve limbs and quality of life. From Direct Relief.
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.