Turning the tide: How MSF transformed HIV/AIDS care in Uganda
MSF hands over its HIV program in Arua, Uganda, after long-term improvement in care and patient outcomes.
Letter from Peru
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.
Community Volunteers in Medicine:
A Free Clinic for Pennsylvania’s Poor
Team-based care is the key to providing patients with everything they need. Given the challenges faced by patients, it is not enough just to visit the doctor. Many nonmedical factors play a major role in their health and well-being.
A Free Ambulance Service in Somalia Operates on a Shoestring
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.
Obituaries and Memories of Dr. Paul Farmer, Founder of Partners in Health
“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.”
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