Even under relentless missile and drone attacks, Ukraine’s health workers maintain TB surveillance across the country. With sustained Global Fund support, Ukraine has preserved its diagnostic network and put every newly diagnosed patient on lifesaving treatment, even amid war.
Olha Kartashova is a humanitarian worker in frontline Kherson whose mother was killed by shrapnel while they walked to work together. Despite her own wounds and grief, Olha continues helping vulnerable civilians — inspired by her mother’s lifelong example of service. From UN OCHA.
Direct Relief shines a spotlight on four women leading in the humanitarian space.
In Lviv, two extraordinary organizations — Superhumans and Unbroken — have turned the tragedy of 100,000 amputations into a global model for what rehabilitation medicine can be.
Penn-led medical missions have performed complex surgeries, extended training to local doctors in attempt to preserve limbs and quality of life. From Direct Relief.