Health

Tuberculosis Was a Nightmare for My Family

The toll of tuberculosis is huge. As a community educator working with adolescents living with TB, I see how they suffer. It’s frustrating and dehumanizing. ...

A Mother’s Personal Fight to End TB and HIV

My husband died in 2001 after a short illness. Shortly after, I developed a dry cough which lasted for several months. The early diagnosis from ...

Community Engagement with Women and Local Leaders is Key to Ending Polio

Today, we are on the verge of one of the greatest public health accomplishments in human history: the eradication of polio. In 1988, there were ...

Clean Water: A Basic Human Right That Is Still Not Available To Everyone

An interview with Neelima Dwivedi, Vice President of Corporate Affairs, PepsiCo India Edited by Lidia Nalbandyan Two billion people worldwide do not have safe access ...

5 Women in Sports Who Prove That There Is Always Time to Make A Difference

While the world is celebrating the FIFA World Cup currently taking place in Russia, let’s not forget to celebrate the awesomeness of 5 famous women ...

Making Tuberculosis History

When my husband was six, he tested positive for tuberculosis (TB) and had to take pills every day for nearly a year. Unlike many children ...