Last Mile Health

Raj Panjabi knows what health care can be like in a developing country. As a boy in Liberia he never had his eyes checked. When he came to the U.S. at age 9, he found out he had 20/80 vision.

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Health & Safety

What This Doctor Is Going To Do With His $1 Million TED Prize

9:30pm April 25, 2017

by Marc Silver

Raj Panjabi must use the award "to solve a timely, pressing problem." Here's what he plans to do.

Dr. Raj Panjabi has his blood pressure checked by a Liberian community health worker.

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Health & Safety

A Million Dollar Prize For A Doctor Who Goes The Extra Mile

6:19pm December 01, 2016

by Marc Silver

Dr. Raj Panjabi started Last Mile Health to bring health care to remote parts of Liberia. Now he has received the very generous TED Prize, to be used to fulfill "a wish."