Front-line health care workers around the world and field producers for the Rx for Survival series convey eyewitness views of life at the forefront of the battle to stem global health crises and reduce human suffering worldwide. The next Dispatch will be posted in mid-December.

Polio Warrior
By Mike Beckham
New Delhi, India
Producer Mike Beckham chronicles his meeting with Dr. David Heymann — a leader in the effort to eradicate polio from the face of the globe.

Something Truly Ambitious
By Sarah Holt
Lima, Peru
Producer Sarah Holt writes about her meeting with Raquel, a 28-year-old mother with multi-drug resistant TB and the work of Harvard Doctors Paul Farmer and Jim Kim and their Peruvian colleague Jaime Bayano.

Like a Pebble Dropped in a Pond
By Gail Willumsen
Farchana Refugee Camp, Chad
Producer Gail Willlumsen chronicles her experience filming the work of Doctors without Borders at a camp for refugees from Sudan's Darfur region.

A Simple Solution
By Jon E. Rohde
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Jon Rohde recalls his first humanitarian work in Bangladesh and how, on his recent trip back, he found an empowered population.

Champion for Child Survival
By Dr. Houleymata Diarra
Bamako, Mali
Dr. Houleymata Diarra relates what it is like to be a child born in Mali — where one in five children never sees his fifth birthday — and some steps being taken to help these children survive and thrive.

Making a Lasting Difference
By Robyn Munford
Rajaraani, Nepal
Student volunteer Robyn Munford recalls her time in Nepal working with local youth on projects to improve environmental and health conditions in a rural village.

Changing Minds, Changing Lives
By Malaika Wright
Nicaragua
Malaika Wright, a humanitarian aid worker, explains how a partnership between the Nicaraguan Ministry of Health, CARE, and others turned a facility with a reputation for quack doctoring into a respected healthcare clinic.

True Health Warriors
By Amy Finnegan
Northern Uganda
Dr. Barbara Nattabi is a young Ugandan physician fighting to provide quality healthcare in the midst of poverty, war, and deadly disease. Amy Finnegan, Program Officer for World Education, chronicles her challenges and victories.

Doing our Best, Saving as Many Lives as Possible
By Michael Bociurkiw
Mansehra, Kashmir
Michael Bociurkiw, UNICEF Communications Officer, writes from Kashmir where he is providing emergency aid to remote communities devastated by a recent massive earthquake.