community health

A team from Dr. Paul Farmer's Partners In Health nonprofit visited southeast Liberia's Martha Tubman Memorial Hospital in September. The hospital has a new, six-bed isolation unit financed by the U.N.

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A Strong Voice From The Ebola Front: Lorenzo Dorr

4:23pm October 08, 2014

by Hannah Bloch

Drugs are in short supply. So is protective gear. Muddy roads may be impassable. But community health worker Lorenzo Dorr continues his efforts to keep Ebola in check in remote parts of Liberia.

Health & Safety

And The Million Dollar Hult Prize Goes To A Doc In A Box

11:29am September 26, 2014

by Eleanor Klibanoff

The challenge: come up with a plan to improve healthcare in slums. There were 11,000 entries, featuring everything from bees to chewing gum as part of the proposal. And the winner is...