Improving Philippines Typhoon Response With Satellite Technology
A little over one week ago, I traveled to the Philippines with colleagues from the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) and Palantir Technologies to review progress on our shared CGI commitment to improve...
View ArticleInspiring Moms of May: Mother Robin Answers the Call to Protect Pregnant Women
Moms matter. Throughout the month of May, we will regularly honor mothers around the world who inspire us. Today’s story comes from Yayasan Bumi Sehat’s medical relief camp in Dulag, Philippines....
View ArticleRestoring Health and Lives Six Months After Typhoon Haiyan
It’s been six months since Super Typhoon Haiyan (locally known as Yolanda) battered the Philippines, killing more than 6,200 people, injuring over 28,000, and leaving millions more displaced. Of the 16...
View ArticleLife-Saving Midwife Kits Delivered in the Philippines
One thousand babies will be born safely in the Philippines with help from a delivery of 20 Midwife Kits to skilled midwives working in typhoon-affected areas. In collaboration with the Integrated...
View ArticleReadying Response as Typhoon Glenda Hits the Philippines
#452166602 / gettyimages.com Direct Relief staff are on the ground in the Philippines as Typhoon Glenda (also known as Typhoon Rammasun) is tearing through the central Philippine islands on its way...
View ArticleHealth, Happiness, and Disaster Response: 6 Quotes Worth Remembering from Dr....
Dr. Jaime “Jimmy” Galvez-Tan, MD, MPH, President of the Health Futures Foundation, Inc (HFI), former Health Secretary of the Philippines, and a charismatic radio host, recently visited Direct Relief’s...
View ArticleFrom the Philippines: Disaster Preparedness Must Include Data Preparedness
To ensure life-saving medicines are available in the right places and at the right times in the crucial early hours of emergencies, the best route is to have materials on hand before events take place....
View ArticleTyphoon Glenda Update: Broadening Response Networks in the Philippines
In the wake of Typhoon Glenda (also known as Rammasun), which barreled through the Philippines last week, Direct Relief continues to strengthen its network of health partners throughout the island...
View ArticleMobile Medical Clinic Ready to Roll in the Philippines
After Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines, Direct Relief partnered with the International Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Foundation (IPI) to increase access to medical care for people living throughout the...
View ArticleResponding to Flooding in Manila and Luzon, Philippines
#455762048 / gettyimages.com Following Tropical Storm Fung-Wong (known as Mario in the Philippines), which brought heavy rains and severe flooding to low-lying areas of the northern Philippine Islands,...
View ArticlePhysician Spotlight: Caring for Philippines Typhoon Survivors One Year Later
When asked how she has coped for the last year since Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) devastated the Philippines, Chief of Ormoc District Hospital, Dr. Maria Lourdes de Lara-Banquesio, replied, “We do the best...
View ArticleTyphoon Haiyan: Recovery Efforts Continue One Year Later
Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) – the strongest storm on record to ever hit land – battered the Philippines on Nov. 8, 2013, causing more than 7,200 deaths or missing persons, displacing 4 million people, and...
View ArticleMonitoring Typhoon Hagupit as it Approaches the Philippines
Direct Relief’s Emergency Response Team is monitoring Typhoon Hagupit (locally known as Ruby), as it approaches the Philippines. On its current trajectory, the typhoon is expected to make landfall in...
View ArticleTyphoon Hagupit: Preparing Communities in Superstorm’s Path
As Typhoon Hagupit (locally known as Ruby) careens closer to the Philippines, Direct Relief’s Emergency Response Team continues to prepare for landfall by staying in touch with local partners and is...
View ArticleCountdown to Landfall: Philippines Braces for Typhoon Hagupit
Super typhoon Hagupit (locally Ruby) is now in the Philippines area of responsibility and is due to make landfall in the north of Eastern Samar on Saturday evening local time. Typhoon Hagupit...
View ArticleTyphoon Hagupit: Delivering Emergency Medicines and Supplies Before a Disaster
With typhoon Hagupit about to make landfall in the Philippines it is a good time to reflect on the importance of both disaster preparedness and response planning. Natural climactic events become...
View ArticleTyphoon Hagupit Update: Preparedness Pays Off
Direct Relief partner Leyte Provincial Hospital (LPH) broke open the typhoon module during the height of Typhoon Hagupit and they are now using the medicines and supplies at the hospital and in the...
View ArticleBumi Wadah Continues Care in Wake of Typhoon Hagupit
Following Typhoon Hagupit (known locally as Ruby) in the Philippines, Direct Relief received the below update from Robin Lim and her team at Bumi Wadah, which focuses on providing maternal and child...
View ArticleAid Delivered to Communities Affected by Typhoon Hagupit
Direct Relief’s Emergency Response Team on the ground in the Philippines continues to deliver life-saving medicines in areas affected by Typhoon Hagupit (locally known as Ruby). The typhoon made at...
View ArticleTropical Storm Jangmi Claims 53 Lives in the Philippines
Tropical Storm Jangmi tragically claimed at least 53 lives and displaced 80,186 people to evacuation centers this week in the Philippines. The storm, called Seniang locally, made landfall on the...
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