Welcome to Angels in Medicine, the site that highlights the work of medical humanitarians: individuals and organizations who alleviate suffering for vulnerable populations.
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A battery-powered TB test is reaching primary care centers where diagnosis was once impossible amid power outages. The Global Fund, CIFF, and the Aurum Institute are delivering nearly 3 million devices across 13 countries, helping close the gap for millions of undiagnosed patients.
Abubaker fled violence and death in the DRC as a teen. Now he’s a tricycle ambulance driver in Uganda with Medical Teams International, saving lives.
Determined to shield children from experiencing the pain that comes with vision loss, Dr Chibueze Anugwom is taking vision screening into schools in Nigeria’s eastern region. From Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
In the Tigray region, in Ethiopia, solar energy is saving lives during complicated childbirths. From ALIMA.
More than six tons of medicines and supplies, requested by the Venezuelan Red Cross and Acción Solidaria, arrived Saturday in Caracas, provided by Direct Relief.
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