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. Patrick Loehrer received the 2023 ASCO Humanitarian Award for his work to expand cancer care globally, including co-founding an oncology program in Kenya that now treats thousands annually.
Dr. Sommer Aldulaimi, an associate professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, received the MedGlobal Humanitarian Award for establishing an obstetrics training program in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh.
A short list of movies about real and fictional medical heroes.
Volunteering can remind doctors why they chose this profession: to heal others, according to Dr. Robert Pearl.
For Direct Relief, which delivers donated medicine and medical supplies for people in Yemen and Sudan – two of the world’s most troubled and impoverished countries – avoiding the Red Sea is not an option.
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