Improve Access to Health in the U.S.

Direct Relief operates the nation’s largest charitable medicine program, supporting 1,300 nonprofit community health centers providing 27 million people access to high-quality, affordable healthcare nationwide. Direct Relief is licensed to distribute prescription drugs in all 50 states, and is the only humanitarian nonprofit designated as a verified-accredited wholesale distributor by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.

Direct Relief equips local healthcare providers in medically underserved areas with medicines and supplies on an ongoing basis.

Hurricanes Maria, Irma, and Harvey left a trail of devastation throughout the Caribbean and U.S. Gulf Coast. Direct Relief quickly coordinated with hundreds of local health clinics and hospitals -- which they already support on a day to day basis -- to connect them with specifically requested medical aid after the disasters hit.

In Puerto Rico, for example, Direct Relief coordinated with longstanding partner healthcare facilities and teams of medical doctors on the ground to deliver nearly $30 million of medicines and supplies within a month of Hurricane Maria making landfall. When Direct Relief airlifted 76 tons of aid in late October, these healthcare providers helped ensure delivery to hard-to-serve areas of the island.

When a disaster strikes, this extensive network of partnerships allows Direct Relief to collaborate with trusted partners to assess immediate healthcare needs, understand the evolving situation on the ground, and respond quickly and effectively.