Mobile medical teams in Tigray, supported by FHI 360, provide free healthcare to displaced communities affected by Ethiopia’s civil war, offering essential medical care, mental health support, and medications directly at displacement camps.
The documentary follows a girl who survived a harrowing childbirth to become an ambassador for women’s health. From Think Global Health.
Long-time Cure Blindness Project volunteer ophthalmologist Dr. Sam Cady received the 2024 Alumni Humanitarian Award at Upstate Medical University (Norton College of Medicine) as part of their September alumni celebrations.
Cure Blindness Project board chair Dr. Matt Oliva calls the ophthalmic nurses he works alongside in Ethiopia the “real heroes” of high volume outreaches. These trained healthcare workers manage patient flow, prep patients for surgery, reassure anxious patients and assist doctors.
Dr. Rick Hodes, a spinal surgeon practicing in Ethiopia for decades, operates a program treating hundreds of patients annually with conditions ranging from scoliosis to tuberculosis-related deformities. Earlier in his career, Hodes adopted five children in order to get them life-altering medical care in the United States.