Dr. Frederick Kaskel, a pediatric nephrologist, has dedicated his career to serving underprivileged communities worldwide. From Peru to Vietnam, he’s provided crucial medical care while advocating for children’s health and education in impoverished areas.
Dr. Paul Law, the only pediatrician for 1.5 million children in the DRC’s Sankuru Province, is working to improve healthcare access and data collection in one of the poorest regions on Earth, driven by a deep family connection to the area.
Professor Binagwaho’s remarkable journey in the field of global health began when she returned to Rwanda in 1996, just two years after the devastating 1994 genocide against the Tutsi.
Dr. Odiraa Nwankwor never imagined that he would eventually improve the health of countless Nigerian children in a lasting and substantial way, by creating, funding, and training the staff at Nigeria’s first Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.
What draws people to travel for almost 24 hours in order to work 12-hour days without compensation? “It just grounds me”, said Jill Stoller, MD, a pediatrician from New Jersey and medical director for Our Chance International…