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.
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Ukraine: The Hidden Battle to Protect Millions from Tuberculosis and Other Deadly Diseases
Even under relentless missile and drone attacks, Ukraine’s health workers maintain TB surveillance across the country. With sustained Global Fund support, Ukraine has preserved its diagnostic network and put every newly diagnosed patient on lifesaving treatment, even amid war.
Portraits from Ukraine: An Aid Worker who Persists Despite Personal Tragedy
Olha Kartashova is a humanitarian worker in frontline Kherson whose mother was killed by shrapnel while they walked to work together. Despite her own wounds and grief, Olha continues helping vulnerable civilians — inspired by her mother’s lifelong example of service. From UN OCHA.
Women Leading in the Humanitarian World
Direct Relief shines a spotlight on four women leading in the humanitarian space.
The Organizations Giving Ukraine’s Amputees Their Lives Back
In Lviv, two extraordinary organizations — Superhumans and Unbroken — have turned the tragedy of 100,000 amputations into a global model for what rehabilitation medicine can be.