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Student stories: bridging healthcare gaps in Kenya through neglected tropical disease research
Fahdi Alew, a Spring 2025 recipient of the Srinivasan Family Awards for Projects in Emerging Markets, has spent the past several months...
Fahdi Alew
May 20, 20251 min read
Northeastern co-op students work to prevent neglected tropical diseases and birth injuries among women in rural Kenya
Women in a remote area of Kenya travel great distances — sometimes on foot, sometimes with small children — for surgery to repair...
Abigail Binkley
Dec 5, 20241 min read
An untreated bite from a sandfly can kill residents in east Africa. This co-op student is working in Kenya to eradicate the deadly disease
"Leah Oruko’s ambitions extend farther than the borders of her hometown in New Castle County, Delaware. They even extend beyond the...
orukol
Mar 11, 20241 min read
Transforming emergency care in Kenya on the backs of motorcycles
By Center for Emerging Markets, on December 14th, 2023 While gearing up for graduation, Shreyas Mosurkal, a fourth-year Health Science...
Alex Chang
Dec 18, 20231 min read
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