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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Build Health International’s new training center in Kigali, Rwanda, is teaching biomedical engineers and technicians how to keep oxygen systems and life-saving medical equipment running in hospitals across East Africa.
MSF opened a specialized fistula repair unit in Baidoa, Somalia, providing surgery and comprehensive care for women suffering obstetric fistula. The service addresses a critical gap, offering hope and dignity to women previously forced to travel to Mogadishu.
Mission Rabies returned to Cambodia for their third consecutive year, conducting a massive dog vaccination campaign to combat rabies. One volunteer, Robyn Thomson, joined after losing her mother to the disease, working alongside hundreds of others going door-to-door to vaccinate dogs and save lives.
For decades, artist Ben Nyangoma has been painting a safer Kenya into existence. From Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
A new documentary chronicles President Jimmy Carter’s nearly four-decade campaign to eliminate guinea worm disease—an ancient parasite that once afflicted millions—using education and clean water rather than vaccines or medication.
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