Providing Care for Flooded Areas of Puerto Rico
Direct Relief and La Fondita de Jesús collaborated to bring primary healthcare services to an underserved metropolitan area in Puerto Rico vulnerable to flooding.
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Mountain Heart Nepal Provides Mobile Clinics in Nepal After Earthquake
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.
Medical Interpreters Improving Health for Patients, One Conversation at a Time
Bilingual youth in Knoxville, Tennessee are bridging communication gaps between Latino patients and doctors through a nonprofit medical interpreter training program funded by Direct Relief, improving health access and outcomes.
“It’s Amazing What Can Be Done Here.” Colorado Health Center Offers Community for Those in Recovery
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, a health center with multiple locations, also owns thousands of units of housing, which are key to supporting health, particularly for people recovering from substance use disorders.
With Thousands of Buildings Destroyed by Earthquakes, Containers House Families and Physicians in Turkey
In Hatay, Turkey, more than 75,000 buildings were destroyed by earthquakes earlier this year. Since then, containers are providing space for pharmacies and health services, as well as housing, for people who have been displaced.