Childhood Pneumonia
What it is. Childhood pneumonia is an infection of the lungs, often caused by common viruses. Why it matters. Pneumonia is more deadly than AIDS, malaria, and measles combined. Who it’s affecting....
View ArticlePartner Talk: Last Mile Health
Today Direct Relief partners Dr. Raj Panjabi and Agatha Sandy visited our headquarters to discuss their work with Last Mile Health, an organization in Liberia seeking to bring health care to the...
View ArticleAn Innovative Approach to Treat Childhood Pneumonia
Direct Relief Direct Relief - As part of an ongoing commitment to strengthen access to quality Maternal and Child Health services, Direct Relief is teaming up with […] An Innovative Approach to Treat...
View ArticleCruise Celebrates Santa Barbara Vintners’ Record-Setting Auction
Direct Relief Direct Relief - Last week, Direct Relief hosted an evening cruise on the Channel Cat in celebration of a record-breaking amount raised during the 2012 American Riviera […] Cruise...
View ArticleAn Innovative Approach to Combating Childhood Pneumonia
Direct Relief Direct Relief - When Avi Kenny graduated from Brown University in 2011 he did what most recent Ivy League grads do—he headed straight for rural […] An Innovative Approach to Combating...
View ArticleHealth Survey Sets Baseline for Positive Change in Rural Liberia
Direct Relief Direct Relief - In August 2012, humanitarian organization, Last Mile Health, in partnership with Direct Relief, began surveying households in Konobo District in rural Liberia […] Health...
View ArticleIncreasing Access to Pneumonia Treatment for Children in Liberia
Direct Relief Direct Relief - With support from Direct Relief, aid organization Last Mile Health (known in Liberia as Tiyatien Health) trained 10 Frontline Health Workers (FHW) in the last […]...
View ArticleBe a Part of the 2014 Santa Barbara Wine Auction
Direct Relief Direct Relief - Join us on February 22nd at the Bacara Resort & Spa for the Santa Barbara Vintners’ Foundation Santa Barbara Wine Auction to benefit […] Be a Part of the 2014 Santa...
View ArticleEbola Threatens Childhood Pneumonia Treatment in Liberia
Direct Relief Direct Relief - The West Africa Ebola epidemic has killed 5,160 people, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported today. However, what isn’t reported is the […] Ebola Threatens...
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