After a Resounding Success in 2021, Steth-of-Hope is Back!
Make a Medic is a UK-based charity that aims to support the education of medical students and facilitate public health initiatives in low and middle-income countries.
Uganda
Ending the neglect of kids with HIV in West Africa
‘In Senegal, people with HIV are subject to harsh discrimination. Mothers are hiding. They don’t want to be seen entering this pavilion. They are afraid to go to the pharmacy. They refuse to be followed up in their neighbourhood. As a result, many children living with the disease are not being detected.’
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.
Engineers Without Borders USA: Handwashing Stations in Kampala, Uganda
Handwashing plays a vital role in reducing the spread of infectious diseases, including Covid-19. But a large proportion of the global population — the World Bank estimates three billion — does not have consistent access to soap and water. Engineers Without Borders USA is a hard-working group of volunteer engineers who partner with local communities to provide solutions to basic problems such as clean water, electricity and safe sanitary systems.
From Refugee Camps to Seattle Streets
“I remember the tense atmosphere in our time at the border. The patients arrive under great distress. They are still in shock from what they had just witnessed or endured at the hands of the rebels. They are grateful to have survived, but their fear is palpable. I became very familiar with the brutality of war from witnessing their pain.”