Dr. Isaac Ssewanyana was a teenager when the full force of Uganda’s HIV epidemic struck home. A cousin – also a close friend – contracted HIV. “I wanted to be a doctor so I could be part of the solution,” he says. He was drawn to the laboratory, wher...
Bangladesh has the sixth-highest TB burden in the world – but the country’s response has been consistent and robust. Every year, more than 300,000 people with TB are identified and connected to treatment. Deaths attributed to TB have fallen by 36% si...
Like in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, women in Namibia are disproportionately impacted by HIV. But a focused, ongoing campaign has put the country on the forefront of fighting the disease – particularly for mothers and children.
Conflict in Sudan has resulted in millions of people being displaced from their homes. An estimated 80% of hospitals in conflict-affected areas in the country are unable to treat patients and medical supplies are depleted nationwide. Lack of access t...
The end of malaria is in sight in the Philippines. In 2002, the country recorded 38,347 cases of malaria and 122 deaths. Today, 72 of the Philippines’ 82 provinces are malaria-free, with nine provinces declaring zero indigenous cases and only one pro...
Stephenie Rodriguez contracted cerebral malaria in 2019, and the disease changed her life. After a long and harrowing recovery, Stephenie became a champion athlete – competing in para-fencing competitions at the highest level across the globe – and a...