The July Amazon Promise medical outreach team traveled far, by bus, boat, and on foot to reach the jungle communities of Amazonas and San Francisco on the lower Maranon River, providing medical and dental care to 754 people during four clinic days.
For every bomb and gun attack that rocks the Somali capital, Mogadishu, there’s one small bright spot – the largely volunteer ambulance drivers and medics that rush to the scene to rescue survivors, risking their own lives in the process.
“Dr. Paul Farmer, a physician who championed global health and sought to bring modern medical science to those most in need around the world, died unexpectedly in his sleep in Rwanda on Monday.”
Dr. Dawson directly impacts the lives of those in need of care by performing cataract surgeries. She describes the moment after surgery as ‘profound.’
Only 14 human cases of guinea worm disease occurred worldwide in 2021, the Carter Center reported in late January, the lowest number of cases ever.
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