Mobilizing Relief for Turkey, Syria in Response to Major Earthquake
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake on Sunday night caused widespread damage across Turkey and northern Syria. More than 2,000 people have been confirmed killed, with numbers expected to rise in the coming...
View ArticleDelivering Urgently Needed Meds to Help Earthquake-Impacted Turkey, Syria
With the death toll in Turkey and Syria climbing rapidly after a catastrophic earthquake struck the region less than 48 hours ago, Direct Relief is mobilizing significant quantities of medical aid in...
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Death Toll in Turkey and Syria Rises as Search and Rescue Efforts Continue
The death toll continued to grow in Tukey and Syria following yesterday’s early morning 7.8 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes that struck southeast Turkey, near Gaziantep, and northern Syria. According to...
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Essential Medications Prepped for Earthquake-Ravaged Areas of Syria, Turkey
The death toll continues to climb in Turkey and Syria after a massive earthquake rocked the region earlier this week. More than 11,600 people have been killed in Turkey and Syria, and the World Health...
View ArticleMobility Data Shows Movement Away from Some Urban Areas After Deadly Earthquake
After a 7.8-magnitude earthquake leveled parts of Turkey and Syria, over 20,000 were killed. Tall buildings in dense areas of Kahramanmaras crumbled and harsh winter weather caused extreme conditions...
View ArticleDirect Relief Commits $3 Million for Turkey and Syria Earthquake Response
Direct Relief today upped its financial commitment to $3 million for response efforts in Syria and Turkey following the deadly 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Monday morning. Today’s announcement...
View ArticleTurkey-Syria Earthquake: Modeling Humanitarian Need in a Disaster
The death toll in Turkey and Syria surpassed 25,000 people on Saturday as first responders from around the world continue in their attempts to save lives by finding and rescuing people trapped under...
View ArticleTrauma Support, Maternal Care, and More Receive Funds During Earthquake Response
Direct Relief this week announced the latest round of financial support to local health providers and first responders in Turkey and Syria as the region continues to reel from a massive earthquake....
View ArticleEssential Medicines Arrive in Syria, Post-Earthquake
On Tuesday, 14 pallets of medical aid from Direct Relief arrived in Syria to support the medical efforts of the Syrian American Medical Society, which operates hospitals in northwestern Syria that...
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More than 23 Tons of Medical Aid Departs for Turkey
More than 23 tons of medical aid departed Direct Relief’s warehouse on Friday, bound for Turkey and filled with medications and supplies specifically requested by Turkey’s Ministry of Health. The...
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Operational Update: One Year into Ukraine Response, 120 Tons of Aid for...
Over the past seven days, Direct Relief has delivered 168 shipments of requested medical aid to 35 U.S. states and territories and seven countries worldwide. The shipments contained 30 million defined...
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Strengthening the Humanitarian Supply Chain, Post-Earthquake
It’s been three weeks since a devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked southern Turkey and northwestern Syria, with the scale of the disaster coming into sharper focus since. More than 44,000...
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Operational Update: Cold-Chain Storage in Nepal, Field Medic Packs for...
Over the past seven days, Direct Relief has delivered 286 shipments of requested medical aid to 44 U.S. states and territories and eighteen countries worldwide. The shipments contained 13.5 million...
View ArticleFollow the Data: CrisisReady Shares Emergency Response Models for...
More than a month after a 7.8- magnitude earthquake struck Turkey and Syria, the death toll has surpassed 50,000. Nearly 2.2 million people have been displaced, including 1.9 million who have...
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Operational Update: Medications for Ukraine, Fourteen Additional Countries...
Over the past seven days, Direct Relief has delivered 241 shipments of requested medical aid to 31 U.S. states and territories and 15 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 11.8 million defined...
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Operational Update: Preparing Air Charter Shipments for Syria and Turkey,...
Over the past seven days, Direct Relief has delivered 499 shipments of requested medical aid to 48 U.S. states and territories and 13 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 21.5 million defined...
View ArticleSeventy-Five Tons of Requested Medical Aid Depart for Syria
The largest single infusion of aid to Syria in Direct Relief’s history departed Sunday via a 747 charter flight currently en route to the region to bolster medical facilities in earthquake-impacted...
View ArticleEmergency Response Charter Flight Touches Down in Turkey
A 75-ton charter plane carrying requested medical aid has landed in Adana, Turkey, completing the longest leg of its journey. It will be trucked to health facilities in Syria in the coming days to...
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Ahead of 80-Ton Charter Flight, Turkey’s Consul General Visits Direct Relief
Eighty tons of medical aid has been staged for a charter flight to Turkey next week, the latest infusion of support for the region recovering from last month’s catastrophic earthquakes. On Tuesday,...
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Operational Update: Solar Support for Mississippi Clinics, Continued...
Over the past seven days, Direct Relief has delivered 419 shipments of requested medical aid to 43 U.S. states and territories and nine countries worldwide. The shipments contained 10.4 million...
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Eighty Tons of Medical Support Arrives in Turkey Via FedEx Charter Flight
ISTANBUL, April 4, 2023 — Direct Relief and FedEx today announced the safe arrival of a humanitarian relief flight into Turkey carrying 80 tons of supplies in response to devastating earthquakes...
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Operational Update: Supporting Health Workers in Turkey, First Responders in...
Over the past seven days, Direct Relief has delivered 364 shipments of requested medical aid to 41 U.S. states and territories and 11 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 6.6 million defined...
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Turkish Midwives Step Up for Mothers and Newborns, Post Earthquake
When massive earthquakes devastated parts of Turkey and Syria in February, killing tens of thousands, emergency response teams provided support and supplies to the 1.5 million people living in...
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Sixty-Nine Tons of Humanitarian Medical Aid En Route to Syria
On Sunday, May 7, a Direct Relief-chartered 747 cargo plane will depart Los Angeles for Adana, Turkey, carrying 69 tons of medicine and medical supplies for people in northern Syria recovering from...
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Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Three-Month Update
Almost three months have passed since the devastating February 6 earthquakes rocked southern Turkey and northern Syria, and humanitarian needs remain high across the impacted areas in both countries....
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Operational Update: Support Arrives for Turkey & Syria, Cyclone Mocha...
Over the past seven days, Direct Relief has delivered 423 shipments of requested medical aid to 39 U.S. states and territories and 13 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 18.5 million defined...
View ArticleDirect Relief Disburses $2 Million in Funding for Groups Continuing...
Direct Relief this week announced the latest round of financial support to local health providers and first responders in Turkey and Syria as the region continues to recover from a devastating series...
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Operational Update: Continuing to Respond to Health Needs in Syria and Ukraine
Over the past seven days, Direct Relief has delivered 419 shipments of requested medical aid to 43 U.S. states and territories and nine countries worldwide. The shipments contained 4.3 million defined...
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‘Death Just Beneath You’: Doctor Describes Turkey Earthquake, Ongoing Challenges
Dr. Yusuf Çekmece, 40, is a family medicine specialist based in Antakya, Turkey, which was hard hit by the devastating earthquakes on February 6, 2023, that killed more than 50,000 people. Dr. Çekmece...
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Six Months After Devastating Earthquake in Turkey and Syria, Recovery Continues
Six months have elapsed since the catastrophic February 6 earthquakes shook southern Turkey and northern Syria, and recovery and rebuilding are still taking place in both countries as people work to...
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Operational Update: Medical Support Ongoing for Maui Fire, Training for...
Over the past seven days, Direct Relief has delivered 278 shipments of requested medical aid to 27 U.S. states and territories and 12 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 12.1 million defined...
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Mothers & Midwives Hope for New Life in Northwest Syria
On February 6, 2023, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck at 4:17 a.m. in southern Turkey and northern Syria. Many people were soon trapped under collapsed buildings, and the death toll in Syria alone...
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With Thousands of Buildings Destroyed by Earthquakes, Containers House...
In February 2023, a series of large earthquakes leveled many parts of southern Turkey and northwestern Syria, killing tens of thousands and injuring exponentially more. More than nine months after the...
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Direct Relief: 2023 Impact Report
Doctors and community health workers around the world rely on Direct Relief to equip them with the medical resources they need to care for any patient, without regard to politics, religion, or ability...
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Turkey and Syria Earthquakes: One Year Later
One year ago, catastrophic earthquakes shook 11 provinces in southern Turkey and northern Syria. The devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake and the aftershocks that followed reverberated through...
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