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Abbott: Bringing Quality Care Closer to Home
Three hours. That’s how long Eugenie walked toward a distant health center while in labor. But despite her best efforts, she didn’t make it – she delivered her son on the side of the road, without medical assistance. She then mustered the strength to continue her painful journey...
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Sickle Cell Disease: New Solutions for Diagnosis and Management
by Patti White, CEO, Hemex Health Sickle cell disease (SCD) is one of the most common and severe of all inherited hematological disorders, causing substantial morbidity and mortality on par with diseases like Malaria and HIV. According to the Sickle Cell Disease Foundation: 1,000 children are born with...
MAP International: Bringing Health and Hope to a World in Need of Both
MAP International has been delivering medicines and health supplies to people in need all over the world for 67 years. Still today, there are two billion people in the world who lack access to even the most basic health resources like fever reducers, antibiotics, or prenatal vitamins. MAP...
CURE International: Investing in Surgical Training to Reach More Children in Need
by Joel Witwer, Lead Storyteller, CURE International, Ethiopia You know that story in the Bible where the boss is going on a long business trip, and he gives three of his employees some cash to see what they can do with it while he’s gone. The first one...