India, Home to 25% of the World’s Cervical Cancer Victims, Launches Nationwide HPV Vaccination
The roll-out will have impact at not just national, but global scale, experts say. From Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
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Preventing Blindness in Rural India, One Community at a Time
Cure Blindness Project, in collaboration with Sitapur Eye Hospital, is implementing the Blindness Prevention Program in India to reduce preventable blindness and improve access to quality eye care services in Sitapur district, Uttar Pradesh, India.
India’s Bold Plan to End Cervical Cancer Through Physician Education
Armed with slideshows and facts, thousands of Indian doctors are leading a drive to eliminate cervical cancer, transforming routine check-ups into life-saving conversations about HPV vaccination in a country where one woman dies every eight minutes from this preventable disease.
Celluloid Heroes 2024
A short list of movies about real and fictional medical heroes, updated for 2024.
Progress and Challenges in the Global Fight Against Tuberculosis
Dr. Atul Gawande, assistant administrator for global health at USAID and renowned surgeon and author, highlights recent advancements in tuberculosis prevention and treatment, emphasizing the need for sustained global efforts to combat this deadly infectious disease.