Welcome to Angels in Medicine, the site that highlights the work of medical humanitarians: individuals and organizations who alleviate suffering for vulnerable populations.
Direct Relief and Hope Worldwide are providing crucial medical support to rural Papua New Guinea communities devastated by recent natural disasters, including flooding and landslides. Their efforts address urgent health needs in an already strained healthcare system.
As the Cure Blindness Project global fellow, Dr. Sean Collon spent the year working in sub-Saharan Africa under the mentorship of Dr. Geoff Tabin. The year-long fellowship in partnership with Stanford University selects top-in-class, early-career ophthalmologists to spend twelve months learning and teaching in the global eye health space. The experience is like none other.
Karamoja has faced intracommunal violence for decades, and as climate change exacerbates water scarcity, it’s getting worse. But vaccinator Sister Virginia Virgo is not backing down.
Two free clinics in Michigan, both selected among the 2023 Innovation Awards in Community Health, are meeting patients where they are to support their health. From Direct Relief.