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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Dr. Jeffrey Young, retired trauma surgeon, traveled to Ukraine to train military doctors in emergency procedures, bringing expired medical supplies and three decades of expertise to a country innovating under wartime pressure.
MacKenzie Scott’s philanthropy supports organizations doing extraordinary healthcare work worldwide. Meet ten remarkable organizations transforming lives, from mental health advocacy for youth to primary care in remote African villages, from redistributing unused medicine to serving displaced refugees.
Distributing the four-dose malaria vaccine is a challenge for any public health system. In Malawi, vaccinators on bicycles are proving vital to the task. From Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
Getting over the cervical cancer elimination line means both vaccinating girls and screening women. Rwanda’s corps of volunteer health workers are going door to door to get it done. From Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
Vaccinators Harrison Moore and Jerry Karn ford rivers, navigate potholed, mud-slick roads, and do it all without pay. From Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
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