DRC Ebola Outbreak (2015): The outbreak began in 2015, but in 2019 there have been 1,000+ cases of Ebola in the DRC. The outbreak is the largest in the country's history, and the second largest outbreak recorded of Ebola ever. Direct Relief delivered 40 shipments of medical aid worth $25 million to roughly 1,000 hospitals and clinics in Liberia and Sierra Leone. On September 20, 2014, the organization chartered a 747 carrying 100 tons of supplies for Ebola-hit regions . Since 2015, Direct Relief has provided $13.9 million in medical aid.