Amarica Rafanelli

At Baptist Community Health Services, about one-third of patients are Spanish speaking. But at the organization’s call center, only a handful of staff members are bilingual. “We would have to eith…

Kiki Jordan, a Certified Professional Midwife in Oakland, California, sees the realities of the maternal health crisis among women of color every day. “You see Black women who are more …

When the patient arrived in the emergency room, he was distraught. His brother had been killed while migrating through Central America, leaving him to cross the U.S.-Mexico border alone. “He was ge…

As Covid-19 becomes endemic, like the seasonal flu, people are likely to need additional vaccines to protect against the virus. But persuading Americans to get them may not be easy. Peo…

Humanitarian aid organizations may provide a helpful model for businesses aiming to deliver products to consumers as quickly and efficiently as possible within a dynamic and complex global marketpl…

As a diabetes care coordinator, Kayla Northcutt gets to know patients on a personal level. Through one-on-one conversations, she works to understand what’s preventing them from controlling their di…

Millions of people in the U.S. don’t have a local pharmacy. That means it’s nearly impossible for many of them to pick up prescription medications, meet face-to-face with a pharmacist, and access o…

The death toll in the Philippines continues to rise days after Super Typhoon Rai made landfall as the fifteenth—and strongest—storm to impact the countr…

The Omicron variant has been detected in more than 70 nations, including Britain, Denmark, and Norway, and accounts for an increasing number of new Covid-19 cases worldwide. While researchers say m…

A mother in the West African nation of Togo was seven months pregnant when a community health worker went to her home to connect her with prenatal care for the first time. She had given birth five …

Improving the health outcomes of African migrants in the U.S. largely depends on how comfortable they feel seeking out health services. That was a key finding of research conducted by Direct Relief…

When a fuel tanker exploded in Sierra Leone earlier this month, killing 144 people, Isatu Timbo called her sister who lives in Freetown, the capital of the West African nation and site of the explo…

In California, people are familiar with the immediate health impacts of a wildfire: asthma, coughing, respiratory illnesses. But as the state faces an increasing number of smoky days, researchers a…

During the pandemic, childhood vaccination rates have dipped, putting kids at risk for vaccine-preventable diseases like whooping cough, chickenpox, and even some types of cancer. But&nbs…

Like most pharmacists, Julie Valdes used to recommend medication based on a patient’s diagnosis. But for those with uncontrolled diabetes, the approach wasn’t working. Despite giving them the best …

When a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti in August, a 17-year-old girl went into early labor caused by the stress of the event. She gave birth in the car before reaching the hospital. And her baby, who was 11 weeks premature, didn’t cry — an indicator that all was not well.

Disasters can disrupt treatment and trigger relapse for those in recovery. In New Orleans, providers at Odyssey House are working to prevent that.

Disaster response is ongoing for multiple major emergencies globally.

Direct Relief has sent over 21 shipments of medical aid, valued at $88,000 and totaling 458 lbs, to fire-affected health centers and clinics in Northern California. The shipments have contained res…

On this episode of the Direct Relief Connect podcast, Sab Irene, a video game saxophonist and music educator, and Paul Grankowski, Special Events Manager at Direct Relief, discuss personal growth t…