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Olivia Lewis

Olivia Lewis

Health and Humanitarian Journalist at Direct Relief

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    Recent Articles

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    To Prevent Cervical Cancer, Health Workers Lean on Education and Trust

    Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women in the world, according to the World Health Organization. The disease, which develops from continuous human papillomavirus infections, is p…
    19 days ago
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    Using Technology to Measure Power Outages, Critical Infrastructure ...

    Hundreds of thousands of Jamaicans have been left in the dark for a week following Hurricane Melissa. The historic Category Five hurricane made landfall in late October, devastating much of the wes…
    about 2 months ago
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    Using Technology to Measure Power Outages, Critical Infrastructure ...

    Hundreds of thousands of Jamaicans have been left in the dark for a week following Hurricane Melissa. The historic Category Five hurricane made landfall in late October, devastating much of the wes…
    about 2 months ago
    directrelief.org

    Despite Challenges in Haiti, Local Groups Work Together to Keep Hea...

    “L’union fait la force” or “Unity is strength.” It’s Haiti’s national motto, and one that Jessica Laguerre emphasized on a phone call with Direct Relief in September 2025. L…
    3 months ago
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    Despite Challenges in Haiti, Local Groups Work Together to Keep Hea...

    “L’union fait la force” or “Unity is strength.” It’s Haiti’s national motto, and one that Jessica Laguerre emphasized on a phone call with Direct Relief in September 2025. L…
    3 months ago
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    Direct Relief Monitors Health Outlook in Central Africa as Ebola Ca...

    Ebola virus has emerged again as a health threat in central Africa, with at least 31 deaths recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo this month. As of Sept. 18, there were 48 confirmed and prob…
    3 months ago
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    Post-Hurricane Helene, Meeting Immediate Housing Needs While Rebuil...

    SWANNANOA, NORTH CAROLINA– Long-term, affordable, and quality housing was an issue in Swannanoa Township before Hurricane Helene and remains a constant after. It’s an enduring problem that th…
    3 months ago
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    As Altadena Homeowners Navigate Life Day to Day, Post Fire, Cash Su...

    Wildfires are not unusual in California; power outages aren’t either. For Naomi, who asked that her last name not be used for privacy reasons, the power loss to her Altadena home due to high winds …
    7 months ago
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    Still Recovering from Helene’s Aftermath, North Carolina Health Cen...

    Still Recovering from Helene’s Aftermath, North Carolina Health Center Turns Towards Rebuilding
    7 months ago
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    Through Expanded Mental Health Services, Free Clinics Provide “a Li...

    For Mary O’Dell, a counselor at St. Michael’s Medical Clinic in Anniston, Alabama, expanding mental health services is just the start of addressing what patients need. “So many feel like there are …
    7 months ago
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    As Hurricane Season Approaches, New Orleans Activates as Hub for Gr...

    When a hurricane approaches, high winds and rising floodwaters aren’t the only reasons a storm can turn deadly. “It’s really the power outages now that kill you,” said Broderick Bagert, an organize…
    8 months ago
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    As Wildfires Raged, One Nonprofit Evacuated and Supported Neurodive...

    As smoke billowed across the Los Angeles skyline in early January, Damien Lee was driving into residential neighborhoods to help evacuate people. As he made his way through Pasadena neighborhoods, …
    8 months ago
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    New Wildfire Research Highlights Risk to Health Systems and Patient...

    Nearly 20 percent of all healthcare systems in California are located within wildfire-risk areas, according to researchers studying wildfire patterns across the state. In a three-part research seri…
    9 months ago
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    Medications Reach Patients Where They Are After L.A. Wildfires

    When wildfires have devastated entire blocks of homes and decimated neighborhoods, refilling a blood pressure prescription is not the first concern for many. But the stresses of disasters, includin…
    10 months ago
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    Months After Helene’s Floodwaters Receded, North Carolina Communiti...

    In the days following Hurricane Helene’s landfall in western North Carolina, people gathered in the parking lot of First Baptist Church of Swannanoa for food, shelter, and medical help. The church …
    10 months ago
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    A Los Angeles YMCA, Lost to the Flames, Foregrounds a Long Traditio...

    They got the call on Wednesday evening. The Palisades fire had reached Via De La Paz and decimated the structures along the stretch of road dividing Temescal Canyon Park. The Palisades-Malibu YMCA,…
    11 months ago
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    Fire Destroyed an Island Hospital. Months Later, a Honduran Free Cl...

    It was 1:30 in the morning, but staff from Clinica Esperanza were already at work, packing up their medical supplies. The evening before, on April 19, fire had destroyed the only public hospital on…
    about 1 year ago
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    This San Diego Health Center Offers Patients a Career Focused on Co...

    Family Health Centers of San Diego saw an educational gap and workforce shortage in the community they serve, so they started an affordable medical assistant training program to solve the problem--…
    over 1 year ago
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    Medicaid Changes Roiled the Nation. Health Centers Are Smoothing th...

    Over the past year, patients who rely on Medicaid have been on a roller coaster of changing rules and requirements. More than 24 million people have been disenrolled from the public insurance progr…
    over 1 year ago
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    Lessons Learned: Disaster Responders Prepare for an Active Hurrican...

    Weather officials say summer of 2024 will lead to an active hurricane season. Local officials on the Gulf Coast and the Florida pan handle look back on past disasters and share how they are prepari…
    over 1 year ago
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    Florida health centers and free clinics strategize workforce recrui...

    Healthcare employment dropped during the height of covid and has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels. Health centers and free clinics are working on holistic avenues to recruit and retain talent f…
    over 1 year ago