people making a difference
HANNA KONADU - CHILD VACCINATOR
In Accra,Ghana, Hanna Konadu provides community health services to mothers and children. Last year she vaccinated 10,000 children. Because of workers like Konadu, Ghana has improved it's immunization coverage rate to more than 90 percent, protecting kids against measles, pneumonia, polio, and other diseases. she is making a difference.
MOUSHUMI - PARENT EDUCATOR
In India, a woman named Moushumi works to help parents use everyday tools to make childbirth safer. She travels from village to village, working with PATH Sure Start to help mothers and fathers care for their children before, during, and after birth. Here's how she thinks about her work, and her own child.
DR. MATHEW VARGHESE - ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON
In Delhi, India, Dr. Mathew Varghese runs India's last polio ward. Just five years ago, India accounted for about half of the world's wild polio cases. Today, India has been certified as polio-free. In this short video, Varghese shows us what polio looks like for those who already contracted the disease. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsHxUMgJzn8
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These examples show that no matter how big or small our actions are, we can make a difference. I was not aware that polio was still a problem, now I wonder how I can contribute. Science and the cooperation of people who can donate time or resources work wonders when it comes to helping others in need.
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