Protecting Children with Type 1 Diabetes Amid Instability in Pakistan
Direct Relief supports Pakistani providers caring for vulnerable patients with diabetes.
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In Rural Zimbabwe, ‘Vaccine Cyclists’ Brave Heat, Dust and Elephants to Get Girls Protected from Cancer
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
Women Leading in the Humanitarian World
Direct Relief shines a spotlight on four women leading in the humanitarian space.
Rising from the Ashes: Myanmar’s Underground Nurses
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.
In Pakistan, a Mountain Village’s Isolation Left a Group of Kids in Harm’s Way
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
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