Ms. Robbins shares her challenging journey with cutaneous leishmaniasis, from misdiagnosis to founding the Leishmaniasis Advocacy Network. This interview from @dndi.org highlights urgent needs for awareness, affordable treatment, and patient-centered care. www.medangel.org/jessica-robb...

In remote communities across Mali, Red Cross volunteers are overcoming immense obstacles to find zero-dose and under-vaccinated children and put them on a path to a safe and healthy future. From @gavi.org the Vaccine Alliance. www.medangel.org/mali-red-cro...

The Cameron Award, from the RCSI School of Population Health, honors Professor Agnes Binagwaho for her transformative work rebuilding Rwanda’s health system and advancing equitable healthcare access in resource-limited settings worldwide. www.medangel.org/agnes-binagw...

Younger voices are better heard by their peers, say health workers campaigning for improved HPV vaccine uptake. From @gavi.org the Vaccine Alliance. www.medangel.org/zimbabwe-you...

Dr. Lloyd B. Williams, recipient of the 2025 American Academy of Ophthalmology Outstanding Humanitarian Service Award, and long-time volunteer with the Cure Blindness Project, embodies selflessness and dedication in his mission to restore sight worldwide. www.medangel.org/dr-lloyd-wil...

Dr. Jamal Eltaeb has been awarded the 2025 Prize from the @aurorahumanitarian.bsky.social for keeping Al Nao Hospital operating as one of the last functioning facilities in greater Khartoum despite bombardment, shortages, and Sudan’s collapsing health system. www.medangel.org/dr-jamal-elt...

A new @directrelief.org grant to the JAHJAH Foundation’s emergency relief work will add to multiple shipments of medical aid and caches of prepositioned medicines and supplies. www.medangel.org/jamaica-dire...

@fhi360.bsky.social ’s mobile medical teams bring rehabilitative care to conflict-affected communities in Ukraine, helping elderly residents regain mobility and independence amid ongoing war. www.medangel.org/mobile-medic...

@intlmedicalcorps.bsky.social is delivering lifesaving aid in Chad, where refugees fleeing violence in Sudan are seeking safety and care. www.medangel.org/care-and-sur...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated the Maldives as the first country in the world to achieve “triple elimination,” ensuring a healthier start for every child born in the country. www.medangel.org/maldives-ach...

Starting in September 2025, the nation’s daughters will be shielded from a brutal and preventable disease — cervical cancer, from HPV — and we’re glad to play our part in the campaign. Story by @gavi.org , the Vaccine Alliance. www.medangel.org/hpv-vaccine-...

Epidemiologist Nabarun Dasgupta combines molecular analysis with grassroots collaboration to reduce drug overdose deaths, making naloxone accessible and street drug data transparent to save thousands of lives. www.medangel.org/scientist-fi...

For 25 years, Marguerite has walked the streets of Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo, calling on families to protect their children. From @unicef.org . www.medangel.org/a-standout-v...

A physician, Dr. Tsion Firew, who confronted Marburg in Rwanda and, previously, COVID-19 in New York, demonstrated what’s possible with bravery and supportive systems. www.medangel.org/tsion-firew-...

For more than 30 years, physician Jill Seaman has treated infectious diseases through South Sudan Medical Relief in one of the world’s most remote and conflict-affected regions, saving thousands of lives in conditions most would consider impossible. www.medangel.org/dr-jill-seam...

Dr. Blake Marleau Snyder recently performed 800 cataract surgeries in Ethiopia with the Cure Blindness Project, a global effort to eliminate preventable blindness through a rapid, cost-effective procedure. www.medangel.org/colorado-oph...

A multivalent conjugate vaccine targeting five bacterial strains could help eliminate recurring outbreaks that have killed hundreds of thousands across sub-Saharan Africa’s meningitis belt. www.medangel.org/new-vaccine-... @path.org

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. www.medangel.org/primary-eye-...

At this year’s annual meeting, VOSH/International is honoring two eye doctors who have devoted their careers to helping others less fortunate. www.medangel.org/vosh-2025-aw...

Vedastina Shumbusho received the Women in Global Health Africa Award for her 3 am digital report that helped contain a deadly Marburg outbreak in rural Tanzania. Reported by @amref.bsky.social www.medangel.org/tanzania-mar...

Amazon Promise delivered comprehensive healthcare and infrastructure support to Peru’s remote Amazon communities, serving over 950 people through medical outreach while completing clean water systems in Betsaida and Puerto Prado. www.medangel.org/fall-2025-am...

Donated ambulances and other first response vehicles are finding new life in Ukraine, connecting patients to care. From @directrelief.org , supporting U.S. Ambulances for Ukraine and Kiwi K.A.R.E. www.medangel.org/wheeled-supp...

Funded by @directrelief.org grants, the Turkish organizations @hasudere.bsky.social and Tapvakfı have responded to a vast range of women’s health needs in earthquake-damaged areas, from a lack of sanitation to gender-based violence. www.medangel.org/turkey-earth...

Repower Charitable foundation, a Ukranian mental health charity, provides crucial psychological support to battlefield medics facing exhaustion and trauma from grueling front-line service. www.medangel.org/repower-ukra...

A nationwide study suggests infections with human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18 have been virtually eliminated since vaccination began in 2008 – protecting even unvaccinated women. From @gavi.org the Vaccine Alliance. www.medangel.org/denmark-wipi...

Families and health leaders say community health workers deserve much of the credit for rising uptake. From @gavi.org the Vaccine Alliance. www.medangel.org/uganda-malar...

A chance encounter between an American economist and a Brazilian medical student in 1987 sparked a humanitarian mission -- Project C.U.R.E. -- that has delivered over $1 billion in medical supplies to underserved communities worldwide. www.medangel.org/brazilian-do...

Medical teams from Médecins Sans Frontières / MSF and other organizations race to contain the deadly virus in hard-to-reach Kasaï province as healthcare workers fall victim to disease that has claimed 16 lives among more than 20 confirmed cases. www.medangel.org/ebola-outbre...

Botswana is the first African country to virtually eliminate HIV transmission from mothers to babies, earning top recognition from the World Health Organization (WHO) after decades of dedicated public health efforts. www.medangel.org/botswana-pre...

Through grassroots collaboration and support from California nonprofit @missionbrainorg.bsky.social , Sierra Leone launched its first neurosurgical service, offering hope to eight million people who previously had no access to life-saving brain and spine surgery. www.medangel.org/sierra-leone...

In Nigeria’s dusty neighborhoods, female health workers carry cooler boxes filled with oral polio vaccines, navigating settlements, mosques, and churches with one mission: ensuring no child remains vulnerable to a disease that once paralyzed thousands. www.medangel.org/women-nigeri...

In Tajikistan, Imam Sharifzoda Azalshoh has partnered with @fhi360.bsky.social to reduce TB. His pioneering approach—linking religious leadership with patient support and stigma reduction—demonstrates the vital role communities play in advancing health and hope. www.medangel.org/imam-faith-p...

Karen Coleman recounts her August 2024 volunteer experience with Global Dental Relief, navigating Guatemala’s vibrant streets, clinics, and communities. Her heartfelt account reveals the powerful blend of compassion, culture, and service that defines GDR’s impact. www.medangel.org/gdr-guatemala/

Six Swansea Bay specialists used their annual leave to train medical staff at CURE International Children’s Hospital in Zimbabwe, performing 20 hypospadias surgeries while establishing protocols for ongoing pediatric care. www.medangel.org/welsh-pediat...

Dr. Faith Adole created the “Value Her initiative” to transform maternal healthcare in rural Nigeria, with the help of @directrelief.org. The program provides midwife training and essential supplies, reducing mortality rates while empowering local healthcare workers. www.medangel.org/midwives-suc...

Bicycles donated to community health workers in Busia County are having a measurable impact on the reach of care. From @gavi.org the Vaccine Alliance. www.medangel.org/kenya-bicycl...

Ambulance for Kids, an NGO supported by @directrelief.org , is providing life-saving transportation for children with medical needs in Ukraine, connecting them to hospitals in the country and in the E.U. www.medangel.org/ukraine-medi...

@directrelief.org 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. www.medangel.org/hope-health-...

@lastmilehealth.bsky.social transforms healthcare delivery in remote communities by training and paying local health workers, ensuring no patient is out of reach in Liberia, Ethiopia, Malawi, and Sierra Leone. www.medangel.org/last-mile-he...

In a shift towards sustainable healthcare in Unity State, South Sudan, @msf.org moves medical services to a state-owned hospital after 10 years of care. www.medangel.org/new-home-for...

The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and International Medical Relief sent a medical mission to Quang Nam, Vietnam, where 70 volunteers provided care at seven rural clinics, highlighting a shared commitment to global health equity and sustainability. www.medangel.org/pcom-imr-vie...

Agnes Nambozo, a Ugandan nurse, climbs treacherous mountain ladders to provide vaccines to remote communities, overcoming extraordinary geographic barriers to reduce childhood mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Original story from the @gatesfoundation.bsky.social www.medangel.org/1000-foot-la...

Rita Zabo lost her son to bilharzia. She’s determined to persuade her neighbours of the value of the government’s mass drug campaigns against the parasite. From @gavi.org the Vaccine Alliance. www.medangel.org/bilharzia-tr...

In Sokoto State, Nigeria, a group of polio survivors is turning personal pain into powerful advocacy. From @gavi.org the Vaccine Alliance, in partnership with @unicef.org . www.medangel.org/polio-surviv...

Six mental health program leaders at @pih.org pioneer community-based care across Haiti, Peru, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Rwanda, and Mexico. They transform stigmatized, inaccessible treatment into integrated primary health services. www.medangel.org/pih-mh-6/

Before the @intlmedicalcorps.bsky.social mobile clinics arrived in Kirotshe, in the DRC, affordable healthcare was out of reach. Today, these teams deliver lifesaving care where no one else goes—navigating washed-out roads to reach rural communities. www.medangel.org/north-kivu-m...

Over the past 20 years, Dr. Rob Fuller has volunteered with @intlmedicalcorps.bsky.social nearly a dozen times, deploying to emergencies around the world—and he’s not done yet. www.medangel.org/where-you-ar...

Physician, researcher and social media star Erlina Burhan says helping the public understand TB is the necessary next step to the killer disease’s elimination. From @gavi.org the Vaccine Alliance. www.medangel.org/indonesian-d...

Orbis International’s Flying Eye Hospital makes its first-ever landing in Rwanda, training 100 medical professionals and performing 40 surgeries while establishing the country as a regional eye care hub. www.medangel.org/orbis-rwanda/

The Cure Blindness Project has partnered with Nigerian ophthalmologist Dr. Gabriel Okorodudu to bring cataract surgery directly to remote Niger Delta communities, targeting over one million people in previously unreachable waterways. www.medangel.org/3-rivers-cat...