Young Community Volunteers Leading the Fight Against Ebola
Strengthening community acceptance and breaking the chains of transmission. From Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and UNICEF
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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After an Elephant Attack, a Maasai Boy Needed Local Care. Years Later, He Helps Deliver it.
Andrew Kiranto is a nurse on the Health Wagon, which brings local health care to Maasai communities in Kajiado South County, Kenya. From Direct Relief.
Annie Liang: How Students’ Advocacy Helped Bring Mycetoma out of the Shadows
In 2014, student Annie Liang stumbled on an empty side-event room for mycetoma at the World Health Assembly. Her team’s award-winning pitch sparked a reporting series that helped drive mycetoma onto WHO’s neglected disease list by 2016. From DNDi
Specialized Care Opens New Possibilities for Ukrainians With Disabilities
Ukrainian-Israeli nonprofit FRIDA, with support from Direct Relief, is bringing specialty care through volunteer physicians to vulnerable patients in Ukraine.
Fewer Young Women Are Dying of Cervical Cancer in England
A landmark study found no cervical cancer deaths among women aged 20 to 24 in England from 2020 to 2024, the first direct evidence that HPV vaccination saves lives, not just prevents infections. Researchers estimate it has already prevented roughly 200 deaths.
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