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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Amid shortages of doctors and nurses, village health workers are the keystone of care in rural Zimbabwe. To get further, faster, they’re now on bikes. From Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
Direct Relief shines a spotlight on four women leading in the humanitarian space.
In a jungle classroom in Myanmar, 21 student nurses recently completed an underground degree program while dodging drones, surviving airstrikes, and studying in near-darkness. Their story is part of a global crisis for health workers in conflict zones.
When local health workers and their civil society allies discovered a group of zero-dose children in a Pakistan village, they made it their mission to get them protected. From Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
The roll-out will have impact at not just national, but global scale, experts say. From Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
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