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Maternal & child health
A mother’s mission to prevent spina bifida in Ethiopia
From hospital corridors to policy discussions, an Ethiopian mother is making families’ voices heard and advancing efforts to prevent birth defects.
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Maternal & child health
How POCUS is changing pregnancy care in Kenya
The partnerships making it possible A handheld device may be small, but getting it into the hands of a trained health worker takes a much larger partnership. This work is…
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Artificial intelligence
“We build together”: The team that’s making AI work better for Africa
For AI to benefit everyone around the globe, it has to understand every language—not just English. Chenai Chair and the Masakhane African Languages Hub are working to make that happen.
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Climate and agriculture
How Indian farmers are improving yields and supporting each other with the help of a free farming hotline
With one phone call, Sradhanjali Pradhan learned how to save her crops. Now she’s helping her fellow farmers.
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Malaria
How one scientist is helping to outsmart the world’s deadliest animal
From a lab in North Carolina, entomologist James Austin helped develop a new kind of mosquito net to protect families around the world from malaria.
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Malaria
The malaria researcher who won’t quit: Dr. Faith Osier
Dr. Faith Osier watched malaria devastate communities across Kenya. Now she’s building the science to stop it.
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Partners of Human Potential
The peer coaching program getting men back on HIV/AIDS treatment in South Africa
A retired star goalie goes from making saves to saving lives.
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Vaccines
The hidden journey of a vaccine
Every year, vaccines save the lives of 3.5 to 5 million people. But getting them into people’s arms is an epic tale all its own.
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Infectious diseases
The next-generation mosquito net that’s turning the tide on malaria
An updated innovation offers renewed hope against the deadly disease
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Maternal & child survival
The game-changing PPH protocol saving mothers’ lives in Kenya
A lifesaving bundle of innovations is stopping postpartum hemorrhage in its tracks