Harry Goldhagen 
In South Africa, men are less likely than women to start and stay on HIV treatment. Coach Mpilo, founded by a former football goalkeeper and funded by the Gates Foundation, pairs HIV-positive “coaches” with “players” to turn that around.
In Dakoro, Niger, a simple bracelet is changing the way malnutrition is addressed. Trained to measure their children’s arms themselves, mothers can spot the first warning signs earlier.
Pediatric ophthalmologist Vera Beyuo, working at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Ghana, has partnered with Cure Blindness Project to treat children facing cataracts, glaucoma, and retinoblastoma, while mentoring young women navigating the demands of surgical careers and family.
For two decades, the UK-based Better Lives Foundation has run a free hospital in rural Sierra Leone, training local staff, expanding into maternal care and dentistry, and treating thousands of patients each year, at no cost to those who walk through its doors.
The Jericho Road Wellness Clinic in Goma, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, will receive $2.5 million in personal protective gear, medication, and supplies from Direct Relief. A significant number of these items will be used to protect staff and treat patients at a district Ebola containment center.