Blantyre, Malawi — She was not yet 13, and for most of her life, she was sickly. Malaria, diarrhea, fits of coughing and skin irritations often kept her home from school. A trip to the health facility was too far. But a health worker’s visit to her school’s girls club provided answers to the girl’s
Madhya Pradesh, India—It was early April, and Nishad Bano’s due date was fast approaching. Soon, her baby would be born during a nationwide lockdown of India’s 1.3 billion people—a frightening though preventive measure against the pandemic. She and her husband, Shahrukh Khan, had big worries and lots of questions. How could they stay healthy? Where
Marta Cuna, a community-based lay counselor, pulled out her tablet and tapped the PISAUDE app to check on a client’s record. She was following up on teenager Isabel Tete who had tested positive for HIV at home but never showed up at the health facility to begin treatment and access other HIV services. Tete, 17,
