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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“The role of navegantes is so near and dear to my heart because I think it’s the essence of what health care should be,” said Jaqueline Medrano, special projects director at Clinica Esperanza in Rhode Island. The health workers help the free clinic offer culturally competent patient care. From Direct Relief.
Discarding desperately needed, sterile medical items? Not on our watch, say young people across the U.S. From Reasons to Be Cheerful.
South Africa’s school-based HPV vaccination programme is delivering measurable population-level benefits. From Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and The Conversation.
How progress against HIV, TB and malaria is strengthening health systems and accelerating the path to sustainability.
In May, a Global Dental Relief team returned to Leh, in the Himalayan region of Ladakh in northern India, where many children received their first dental care in the group’s first clinic using only white fillings.
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