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Dec 18, 2017

How to Fight Superbugs? The Antidote is in the Palms of These Nurses Hands

Health care workers in Egypt are working with USAID to tackle the rise of infections that are increasing resistance to the 21st…

USAID in USAID FrontLines

Dec 18, 2017

Southeast Asia Samples Bats, Pigs and People to Track New Viruses

Scientists backed by USAID are hard at work to stop deadly diseases like Ebola and Zika before they can appear in humans.

USAID in USAID FrontLines

May 12, 2017

Your Voice: Keeping Babies HIV-Free

Your Voice, a continuing FrontLines feature, offers personal observations from USAID staff and development voices.

USAID in USAID FrontLines

Jan 27, 2017

Watching Senegal’s Health and Wealth Ascend After Malaria Cases Drop

This hospital administrator saw sickness all around him during his childhood because of malaria, but found life as an adult healthy…

USAID in USAID FrontLines

Jan 25, 2017

Fighting HIV and Beating the Odds

Reliable access to live-saving drugs, care and counseling has made survivors out of thousands in Guyana fighting the disease.

USAID in USAID FrontLines

Dec 2, 2016

How to Start a Medical Revolution

The Himalayan Cataract Project has treated millions of patients to restore their sight, quickly and affordably, eliminating nearly all treatable blindness in Nepal.

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Aug 4, 2016

Contraception Education Comes to DRC’s Markets

With family planning services now located closer to home, access and demand are on the rise.

USAID in USAID FrontLines

May 25, 2016

The Hills and Valleys of Tuberculosis in the Philippines

Remote smearing stations allow people to get tested for TB near their homes, bringing laboratory services directly to remote villages to ease…

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Feb 11, 2016

Proving a Woman’s Worth: Saving Mothers’ Lives in Senegal

A clinical trial in Senegal comparing two medications to prevent post-pregnancy bleeding proves a lifesaver for new moms and a source of joy for…