Highlights:
- Direct Relief is the 5th largest charity in the US and a leader in the provision of medical relief since its founding in 1948
- Direct Relief has a stellar reputation and a commitment to excellence and transparency, while utilizing leading business technology and systems to ensure efficiency
- Direct Relief’s work focuses on sustainability via capacity building, strengthening health systems and providing access to medicines and healthcare for ... Read More
Highlights:
- Direct Relief is the 5th largest charity in the US and a leader in the provision of medical relief since its founding in 1948
- Direct Relief has a stellar reputation and a commitment to excellence and transparency, while utilizing leading business technology and systems to ensure efficiency
- Direct Relief’s work focuses on sustainability via capacity building, strengthening health systems and providing access to medicines and healthcare for underserved communities
- Direct Relief’s differentiation includes a world class RX supply chain, cold-chain logistics capabilities and expertise and unique partnerships with leading international associations / organizations
About This Cause
Founded in 1948, Direct Relief is a US registered 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charity that serves the medical needs of the at-risk and underserved.
Direct Relief focuses on four key areas globally as it seeks to provide acute and long-term sustainable solutions to address access to healthcare for vulnerable populations, including:
- DISASTER PREPAREDNESS & RESPONSE
- HEALTH EQUITY
- SUSTAINABILITY AT THE INTERSECTION OF CLIMATE AND HEALTH
- ACCESS TO MEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS & RESPONSE:
- Direct Relief’s Emergency Prep and Response efforts around the world are fast, efficient and in direct response to specific requests from local partners
- Direct Relief approaches disaster work on three levels: preparation, response and long-term power resiliency (including its sustainable Power for Health initiative, which provides solar-based energy solutions for community-based healthcare clinics in the US)
HEALTH EQUITY:
- Direct Relief prioritizes communities with limited access to healthcare and people for whom regular access to healthcare is cost-prohibitive
- Through its Fund for Health Equity, Direct Relief provides support for organizations focused on a) diversification of the healthcare provider workforce; b) social determinants of health; and c) innovation and technology to improve patient care
- The Fund for Health Equity prioritizes communities with significant African American, Hispanic and Native American populations
SUSTAINABILITY AT THE INTERSECTION OF CLIMATE AND HEALTH:
- A key evolution of Direct Relief’s aid is working downstream to mitigate the damage from increasingly severe climate-based disasters, and to ensure delivery of humanitarian medical aid doesn’t end with its supply chain
- This work includes bolstering three key capacity-building areas including: energy resiliency; medical oxygen supply and cold-chain
- Direct Relief’s Power for Health is one such initiative - providing sustainable solar- based solutions for community clinics in the US (and similar projects internationally)
ACCESS TO MEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE:
- Direct Relief is the largest medical relief organization and largest charitable provider of medicines globally
- Direct Relief partners with a worldwide network of more than 5,500 safety net clinics in the US and public hospitals and clinics in lower income communities and developing nations - to equip health professionals to meet the challenges of diagnosing and treating individuals with limited access to care
For more information on Direct Relief, please visit its website and Newsfeed at DirectRelief.org.
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