As climate change intensifies droughts in the Amazon rainforest, traditional midwives like Tabita dos Santos Moraes become lifelines for pregnant women in remote communities where once-navigable rivers have shrunk to impassable streams, making the journey to hospitals dangerous or impossible.
As a third-year Resident at McGill University, Dr. Pundir brings expertise in ophthalmology to underserved communities through Orbis’s Flying Eye Hospital, combining research excellence with a deep commitment to global eye health education.
Australian Red Cross Lifeblood’s most remarkable donor, James Harrison, known as “The Man with the Golden Arm,” helped save an estimated 2.4 million babies with his rare anti-D antibody.
A nationwide immunization campaign backed by UNICEF and partners kicked off in February in Pakistan, one of the last two countries where wild poliovirus remains endemic. Efforts are focused on reaching every unvaccinated child under 5.
Dr. Firdausi Qadri, head of the “Cholera Hospital” in Bangladesh, has dedicated her career to fighting a disease that continues to threaten millions worldwide, by conducting vaccine research and advocacy.