Welcome to Angels in Medicine, the site that highlights the work of medical humanitarians: individuals and organizations who alleviate suffering for vulnerable populations.
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A doctor in South Kivu Province, DRC, teaches patients about their diabetes. Insulin, cold storage, and other material medical aid from Direct Relief make it possible for patients to effectively manage the disease.
”My global ophthalmology fellowship with Stanford University and Cure Blindness Project has been filled with remarkable and moving experiences that have given me insights into not only different cultures and effective public health delivery across different settings but also into myself.”
From 3.5 million cases to only 10 worldwide. The Carter Center’s four-decade campaign against Guinea worm is making history. When eradicated, it will be the first disease defeated purely through community action, without a vaccine or medicine.
When Andisa was growing up in southwestern Uganda, the Twa people lived in forests and mistrusted outsiders – let alone western medicine and vaccines. Today, the health worker is helping to change that. From Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
The Octopi microscope autonomously analyzes blood samples in minutes, detecting malaria-infected cells among millions. Its creators hope it will accelerate the fight against malaria. From Stanford Report.
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