Sofiya Simoni said it took a lot of legwork to figure out why her son Kerefasi was suffering from fevers, stomachaches, and vomiting. Now 14 and in sixth grade, Kerefasi Wiliyamu began feeling those symptoms several years ago. He and his mother live in Masinde Village in southern Malawi, near Read more…
Most mornings on his way to work in Harper, Liberia, Dr. Jacquelin Pierre says he is met with a beautiful sight. As he climbs the hill above the ocean, sunlight glinting off the waves, a group of runners wearing brightly coloured workout gear greets him. “Hey Doc,” they yell out, smiling Read more…
Oldine Deshommes never has an empty office. The social worker is a go-to resource for every cancer patient passing through the double doors of the Roselene Jean Bosquet Center at University Hospital in Mirebalais, Haiti. Her role is to connect them with support and resources, which she always delivers with Read more…
Photos by Leslie Friday / Partners In Health Community health worker Eudeli Velasquez at her husband’s family home in Reforma, Mexico. It’s not yet noon in Reforma, Chiapas, and the sun sizzles the empty dirt roads crisscrossing this small rural town in the Sierra Madre mountains. Those who venture outside Read more…