Pediatric ophthalmologist Vera Beyuo, working at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Ghana, has partnered with Cure Blindness Project to treat children facing cataracts, glaucoma, and retinoblastoma, while mentoring young women navigating the demands of surgical careers and family.
For many people living in remote areas, community health centers are their only accessible source of medical care due to the long distances to larger hospitals. The Cure Blindness Project is addressing this.
Direct Relief CEO Amy Weaver profiles three remarkable women in Ghana transforming healthcare through diabetes care expansion, diaspora leadership, and breast cancer treatment—demonstrating how dedicated individuals create lasting change in communities worldwide.
The World Shoe Fund, founded by Manny Ohonme, combats soil-borne diseases by manufacturing and distributing footwear in Africa. This sustainable, market-based approach has provided 1.5 million pairs of shoes, reducing disease, improving school attendance, and breaking cycles of poverty across 12 countries.
Project HOPE is delivering critical medical supplies to war-torn southern Syria and launching a $45 million initiative in Ghana to improve maternal and child health, addressing systemic healthcare gaps.