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As a young girl, Krystal Birungi vividly remembers her mother staying up all night with her 5-year-old brother, who was convulsing with fever from malaria.
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When Meirinda (Mei) Sebayang was diagnosed with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in 2006, she spent five months in near-complete isolation, on the second floor of her family home in Bandung, Indonesia. Treating multidrug-resistant TB is brutal.
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Despite living under constant shelling and bombardments over the last seven months, Yulia Malyk has continued working as a social worker in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city. “We are constantly on guard here,” she says. “When I step outside I i...
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A large blue and white sign posted on the front of Suzy Haylock’s house says “Solicite aqui el examen de malaria y reciba tratamiento gratis” or “Request your Malaria Test Here and Get Treatment for Free”. Suzy says she has seen thousands of patients...
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A few months after fighting in the Chernihiv region of Ukraine subsided, Zhanna Karpenko shudders during a summer thunderstorm. "Is it thunder or shelling?" she asks. Zhanna is the medical director of a hospital in Chernihiv that provides tuberculosi...
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Clutching a bag with medical supplies, Nasra Salimu glances at a goat tethered in her compound as if to bid it goodbye. Satisfied with the goat’s food ration for the day, Nasra sets off, walking up a dirt path towards the village center.
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One afternoon in May, Neema Waziri walked up a dirt street in Dodoma, Tanzania, her bag brimming with condoms. Neema, 22, a single mother of one, was here to face her past – and her future.
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Monica encourages everyone in her community to know their HIV status by getting tested regularly. And if HIV positive, she encourages them to stay on their medications.
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At 16 years old it was incredibly daunting for Justin to tell his parents that he was gay. Both his mother and father were supportive, but worried how their son would be treated.
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Twelve-year-old Francis had classmates who used to tease him and call him “TB boy.” It is one of the many painful memories he has of his years-long fight against this deadly yet treatable disease. “We did not give up and now Francis is well,” says Fr...
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The threat of malaria and its deadly consequences has been a constant presence in Krayé Agenor’s life. He vividly remembers that as a young boy, two of his aunts died from malaria while they were pregnant.
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Asad says the three most important things in his life are supporting his beloved wife, caring for his mother and having good health. But after COVID-19 hit, there were times when all three were out of reach.
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Around the world, the work of the Global Fund is mainly led by women – they are on the front lines identifying and fighting disease outbreaks, providing vital health services, ensuring essential supplies reach those most in need, advocating for equal...
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Carolyne says the impact her work has on the lives of young women and girls in her community motivates her every day. “What I love about my job is that I'm able to change lives. I can't change all of them, but there are a few individuals that I can ...
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Kamate Muhindo is head nurse at the Majengo Marie Health Center in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Throughout his 20-year career, Kamate has worked in locations across the country and now manages a team of 15. He says he was inspired to...
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Dr. Jayanthi Shastri leads a team of 53 doctors, paramedics and support staff at the Nair Hospital microbiology unit in Mumbai, India. She has been on the front line fighting infectious disease for 37 years. Like many health care workers, the COVID-1...
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Health facilities need power. Clinics, maternity wards, operating rooms, medical warehouses and laboratories all rely on electricity to function and provide lifesaving health care. But in remote regions of the world, particularly in sub-Saharan Afric...
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More than 80% of malaria deaths in sub-Saharan Africa are in children under 5. The most effective tools to protect children from malaria are long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito nets and seasonal malaria chemoprevention.
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Monitoring the spread of COVID-19 in communities can be challenging. Lockdowns and restrictions mean that fewer people can access health facilities, and fear of contagion can discourage people from seeking out health care even if they have symptoms.
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Nhin Kpă has been a community health worker since 2019, working to provide essential health services to people living in a remote region of Viet Nam who are at high risk of malaria.