One Man’s Trash Is Another Man’s Treasure (Part III)
A chance meeting with a teenager who was not at school may have changed his life. An excerpt from Danielle Butin’s heartfelt story of the Afya Foundation.
Tanzania
Ending the neglect of kids with HIV in West Africa
‘In Senegal, people with HIV are subject to harsh discrimination. Mothers are hiding. They don’t want to be seen entering this pavilion. They are afraid to go to the pharmacy. They refuse to be followed up in their neighbourhood. As a result, many children living with the disease are not being detected.’
200,000 Women Screened! Update from Grounds for Health
We have officially reached the landmark of 200,000 women screened in our efforts to bring woman-centered, high quality health care to some of the most rural and underserved communities around the world.
Lessons from the Boresha Macho eye health programme in Tanzania
The three-year Boresha Macho programme has been a game-changer for eye health in the Singida and Morogoro regions of Tanzania.
Steven J. Meyer, MD, Receives AAOS 2020 Humanitarian Award
The American Association of Orthopaedic Surgery honored Dr. Steven J. Meyer of Dakota Dunes, South Dakota for his more than 20 years of work in Tanzania, helping to “improve the human condition by alleviating suffering and supporting and contributing to the basic human dignity of those in need.”