Kamalganj, Bangladesh—Tanjina Akhtar is keen to explain that her labor goes beyond the delivery of a baby. Busy as she is bringing new lives safely into the world and happy as it makes her to see mothers smile when she rests healthy newborns skin to skin on their chests, this midwife’s scope of practice extends
Singida Region, Tanzania—Jilala Shusha’s personal milestone says a lot about his country’s commitment to delivering on the promise of an AIDS-free generation. At 17, Jilala decided to be circumcised, even though traditional circumcision is not practiced by his family, who are migrant herders of goats and cattle. With support and informed consent from his family,
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India—When patients complain of a cough or fever, or have high blood pressure or diabetes, Sarita Yadav, a 30-year-old staff nurse at Jankipuram Urban Primary Health Care Center (UPHC), knows how to care for them. Likewise, when women reveal they are worried about pain or lumps in their breasts, she is confident
