Arriving early in the morning to receive their HIV medications and beat the crowds, patients visiting resource-limited health facilities are often greeted by long lines. This was a problem experienced in some of the busiest health centers in Lusaka, Zambia, in 2014....
Panama, along with other countries in Central America, has set an ambitious goal to eliminate malaria by 2020. It has made substantial progress toward this goal with the number of malaria cases dropping from 1281 in 2007 to 811 in 2016 (a 36 percent decrease)....
Bill and Melinda Gates’ call in 2007 for a global commitment to eradicate malaria increased enthusiasm and political will in countries throughout Latin America, southern Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region to help achieve this important goal. Many countries, including...
Six countries in southern Africa – Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe – are on the path towards malaria elimination, having declared their goal to achieve zero locally acquired malaria cases by 2020. The population at risk of the...
On World Malaria Day, when the ambitious goal of eliminating malaria is within reach for several countries, it is important to remember that in many nations malaria continues to be a daily threat and one of the biggest killers of children. In Uganda, malaria accounts...
As we celebrate World Immunization Week, it is time to reflect on the powerful success of the polio vaccine and the importance of ensuring that all children have access to lifesaving vaccinations around the globe. Poliomyelitis (also known as polio) is a highly...
Hhukwini Clinic in the Hhohho region of Swaziland is a busy health center in the mountainous central-western part of the country. The clinic is visited by about 850 people per month and provides comprehensive primary health care services including diagnosis and...
After Zainab Abubakar unexpectedly gave birth at 28 weeks during her first pregnancy, her child survived for just four short hours. Today Zainab describes how fearful she was when, living in an isolated, rural village in Kaduna State in Northern Nigeria, she again...
South Africa has the third-highest Tuberculosis (TB) burden and the second-highest drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) burden globally. TB is a curable and preventable disease caused by bacteria spread from person to person through the air. Resistant forms of the disease pose a...
From the archives: Monica’s difficult road to a career in health
