By Wema Kamuzora, Francisca Pratap (CIHEB Tanzania) and Ronald Ng’eno Outside the home of Francis, a traditional healer, a thatched shelter made from wooden poles offers welcome shade. It serves as a waiting area where patients sit, chatting with neighbors or...
Sameena is 25, a nurse and single mother, living with her own mother in a one-room home in Karachi East, Pakistan. Soon after giving birth to her daughter, Amina, just months after her divorce, she returned to work. Alone, she was managing long days, childcare and...
Getting a timely diagnosis of polio, a potentially life-threatening disease is a race against the elements and time. But thanks to this initiative, a network of trained health workers, innovative technology and improved transportation systems are making a critical...
