Bertha “Bert” Marker: The woman behind a legacy of life savers
It is often said that all big things come from small beginnings. For Corus World Health, that small beginning had a name: Bertha “Bert” Marker.
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A decade of equipping life savers to save lives in the DRC
Giving birth in the DRC is safer because of your support of health care heroes over the past decade.
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You equip midwives in the DRC to save lives!
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, where many hospitals lack electricity or NICUs, almost all births put both mother and baby at risk. Midwife Therese Keza has witnessed this ...
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Your support of health care workers is breaking the cycle of malnutrition in DRC
As an assistant nurse, Tangiza Tangiza has seen hundreds of children in his community suffering from chronic malnutrition. It never gets easier — hearing the pleas of desperate ...
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Health care in Niger: Caring for others helps her care for her own
Bassira Kadadey is a force to be reckoned with. Since her husband Oumarou’s work keeps him far from their home in Korkorey, a village in southwestern Niger, Bassira, 25, is ofte...
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Health care heroes in Yemen go farther with mobile clinics
The complex landscape of Yemen's conflict is one marked by the reverberations of violence and widespread displacement. The impact of this relentless crisis is felt most deeply b...
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Would you race a volcano? This health care hero did!
Marc shows up every single day to help his neighbor, no matter the distance or danger. Your support walks alongside him every step of the way. Thank you for equipping life saver...
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‘She must have a voice’: Making life safer for women in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Your support enables Rosette, a doctor and facilitator in the Democratic Republic of Congo, to empower women and amplify their voices. In some parts of the world, the simpl...
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When the patient becomes the life saver
Mary Nyadala Maker — once a participant in a Corus World Health nutrition program — is now a nutrition promoter and part of the lifesaving team in South Sudan.
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Meet the lifesaving team and take a tour of our mobile clinic in Ukraine.
Since 2022, thanks to generous support from people like you, skilled medical teams have been reaching Ukrainian families in areas hardest hit by the war, including in newly libe...