For two years, Joana Albino sought help for a growth in her left breast. She visited the local doctors a couple of times, but it didn’t help. Her condition worsened. “Because of the state I was in, I could not find work. I closed myself off and lived in my own world. Many things came
Access to health care is not always about distance, it can also be about awareness and mindset. By Indrani Kashyap. Photos by Shivani Agrawal. Mangrauli, India – Nurse Babli Pal’s prime location in the center of the village isn’t always enough to draw women and families to the potentially lifesaving services she provides. “They avoid
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso – On a routine visit to her local health care provider, Martine Zoundi learned for the first time about the importance of getting screened for cervical cancer, especially for women who, like her, are living with HIV. The visit coincided with a World Cancer Day event sponsored by a nearby teaching hospital.
