Having spent an entire semester preparing for our six weeks in Zanzibar, it seems impossible to believe that our time here is almost over. Over the past month I have been incredibly privileged to participate in research aimed at developing devices to positively impact global health. If I take anything away from this experience, it […]
A June 2015 study published in The Lancet reported that five billion people across the world do not have access to surgery. One would assume that being able to access surgical procedures in Africa, a continent where hundreds of thousands are denied this privilege, would help you live a longer, healthier life. But despite being […]
Early this year, India launched one of the world’s largest vaccination campaigns targeted at eradicating measles and congenital rubella. Through the country’s continued efforts, almost 118 million children benefited from mass vaccination campaigns decreasing measles deaths by 51% between 2000 and 2015. Over the next two years, government officials hope to reach 410 million children […]