The Winning Photo of 2025: How Leila’s Twins Beat the Odds 3 min Read We asked you to vote for your favorites from our Top 11 Photos of 2025, and we have a winner! This fan-favorite photo is of twin baby girls, born prematurely, in Uganda. They received life-saving treatment in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in the Kyaka…
Two Girls, Two Worlds: Kevine’s Story and Why Our Work Matters 6 min Read My mind is only half-present as an ear of corn flies through the air, narrowly missing the dog who scuttles out of its path to the safety of the living room. My daughter Josie squeals with triumph, and while I admire her athleticism, my mind is…
Grieving with Sudan: The Power of Communal Grief in the Face of National Trauma 7 min Read The recent escalation in violence in Darfur, Sudan has shaken the global community with its brutality, relentlessness, and disregard for the inherent value of human life. As an organization, we are deeply grieved and disturbed by this violence in a country where we…
A HAUNTED HOUSE, BUT… (Medical Teams Edition) 4 min Read We’ve all seen the meme, right? We all have memories or thoughts that haunt us. For us here at Medical Teams, it’s the reality that there are millions of people worldwide without access to life-saving medical care. Our health care…
From Hunger to Hope: Ramsey’s Story 3 min Read From the moment Ramsey’s life began, his life was at risk. After losing his mother shortly after birth, his grandmother, Betty, took him in — but she had nothing to feed the fragile newborn. Just when she feared she would…
Despite Rising Needs and Supply Shortages, You’re Still Saving Lives 4 min Read As a follow-up to our first interview with Doctor Justin Okello (our area program manager in southwestern Uganda) we wanted to share his insights about how he and his teams are coping with the increasing needs and decreasing resources they’re…
5 Things that One of our Doctors in Uganda Wants You to Know 4 min Read Doctor Justin Okello is our area program manager in southwestern Uganda. He oversees two refugee settlements and two transit centers where we provide medical care and run community healthcare programs. I sat down with him to hear about the most…
GAVI Cuts and the Impact on Global Immunization 3 min Read Last week, the United States announced that it was cutting all funding to Gavi, the global vaccine alliance that provides most immunizations in low-income or developing countries. It is estimated that global immunization efforts have saved 154 million lives over the…