A New Home for Healing
In a shift towards sustainable healthcare in Unity State, South Sudan, Médecins Sans Frontières moves medical services to a state-owned hospital after 10 years of care.
Year: 2025
PCOM and IMR Partner to Serve Over 1200 Patients in Vietnam
The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and International Medical Relief sent a medical mission to Quang Nam, Vietnam, where 70 volunteers provided care to 1244 patients at seven rural clinics, highlighting a shared commitment to global health equity and sustainability.
A Nurse’s Vertical Commute: Scaling 1,000-Foot Ladders to Deliver Vaccines in Uganda
Agnes Nambozo, a Ugandan nurse, climbs treacherous mountain ladders to provide vaccines to remote communities, exemplifying how healthcare workers overcome extraordinary geographic barriers to reduce childhood mortality in sub-Saharan Africa.
From Bilharzia to Trust: How a Benin Community is Conquering Healthcare Hesitancy
Rita Zabo lost her son to bilharzia (schistosomiasis). She’s determined to persuade her neighbours of the value of the government’s mass drug campaigns against the parasite. From Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
“Seeing is Believing”: How Polio Survivors are Driving Immunisation in Northern Nigeria
In Sokoto State, Nigeria, a group of polio survivors is turning personal pain into powerful advocacy. From Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.