Last Mile Health trains and pays community health workers who reach isolated villages in Liberia, Ethiopia, Malawi, and Sierra Leone, bringing basic medical care to communities that once had none. They have now received the world’s largest annual award to a nonprofit.
A Kansas City nurse practitioner was honored with the inaugural Kauffman Uncommon Leader Award for a decade of bringing medical care directly to homeless residents, and treating them as people first.
The Cameron Award, from the RCSI School for Population Health, honors Professor Agnes Binagwaho for her transformative work rebuilding Rwanda’s health system and advancing equitable healthcare access in resource-limited settings worldwide.
Dr. Lloyd B. Williams, recipient of the 2025 American Academy of Ophthalmology Outstanding Humanitarian Service Award, and long-time volunteer with Cure Blindness Project, embodies selflessness and dedication in his mission to restore sight worldwide.
Dr. Jamal Eltaeb has been awarded the 2025 Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity for keeping Al Nao Hospital operating as one of the last functioning facilities in greater Khartoum despite bombardment, shortages, and Sudan’s collapsing health system.