Health

Japan: Q&A with Peace Winds' Natsu Nogami March 30, 2011

Tajikistan: Village pediatrician takes the lead in battling childhood illness February 24, 2011

Dr. Hasan Hojiev gestures passionately as he speaks about childhood illness and nutrition. He exudes the bubbly enthusiasm of a fresh medical graduate, but has been a rural pediatrician in northern Tajikistan for over ten years now. Dr.

Tajikistan: Spiritual leader doubles as public health educator February 11, 2011

“It’s a sin to live a passive life. If you see a blind man walking towards a well, it’s your duty to say something,” Mullah Salohideen said with conviction — looking up from studying a brochure on childhood illness in the village clinic’s only empty room.

Tajikistan: Train a teacher, teach a community January 31, 2011

Faiziniso Ruziboeva has always dreamed of becoming a doctor. However, there is only one medical school in all of Tajikistan, which located in the nation’s capital, Dushanbe.

Ethiopia: Helping Ethiopian mothers protect their children January 21, 2011

It is astonishing to know that very simple solutions exist that will protect our youngest citizens against diseases, yet so few children have access to this basic health care in countries where it is most needed.

DR Congo: Boy in Buhimba IDP camp, Congo January 13, 2011

A boy living in the Buhimba camp for families displaced by war, outside the city of Goma, DR Congo.

Indonesia: The importance of washing your hands with soap January 3, 2011

The emergency response team here in the tsunami-stricken Mentawai Islands has been preparing for a hygiene promotion campaign for survivors, and today was their first day in action!

Haiti: The power of play December 29, 2010

Herma Pierre, 13, is beating the odds. She survived the earthquake. And she’s growing up in Port-au-Prince’s toughest slum. Six years ago, Cité Soleil was a war zone. Violence has subsided in recent years, but for girls like Herma, guns and gangs still pose a serious threat.