Blantyre, Malawi — “Fifteen years on the job and I still cannot get over the joy upon hearing that first cry of a newborn baby followed by the relief from a mother and jubilation from family members after a successful delivery,” says Pauline Jalisi, a nurse-midwife in Malawi. But the journey to jubilation is often
Abdallah Hamisi noticed a troubling trend at Raha Leo health center in Zanzibar, where he has been a laboratory technician for nine years. He is responsible for identifying the presence of malaria infection in patient blood samples and providing that information to health care providers so they can decide what treatment to offer to help
The World Health Organization recommends that all patients who are suspected of having malaria be promptly diagnosed by microscopy or a rapid diagnostic test before being treated. Year after year, the Tanda Health Center, nestled in the hills of Gicumbi District in the Northern Province of Rwanda, saw a rise in cases of patients suffering
Every day 800 women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. Helena’s story shows us it doesn’t have to be this way.
