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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Dedicated health workers are bringing critical care to migrants who have never seen a doctor. Project HOPE partners with local clinics to provide primary care, maternal health services, and mental health support to displaced families navigating the ongoing crisis.
A Kansas City nurse practitioner was honored with the inaugural Kauffman Uncommon Leader Award for a decade of bringing medical care directly to homeless residents, and treating them as people first.
As Sudan’s civil war passes 1,000 days, a Chicago surgeon working with MedGlobal describes operating on children wounded by drone strikes and encountering suffering that rivals any conflict zone he has seen.
Mosaic Health Center, bolstered by support from Direct Relief and other organizations, is filling a gap for uninsured patients needing medications and health services.
A combination of information, vaccination and timely treatment brought a post-monsoon outbreak of the potentially deadly zoonotic infection under control. From Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
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