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  • St. Gabriel Health Clinic Bridges a Gap in Prenatal Care in Louisiana

    No one is turned away from receiving prenatal care at this compassionate clinic serving people without health insurance. Located between the Mississippi and Atchafalaya rivers, Iberville is one of the largest parishes in Louisiana. It’s also home to St. Gabriel Health Clinic, which for the past three decades has been providing comprehensive primary care services…

  • Transforming the Birth Experience in the Philippines with Quality Maternity Care and Free Birth Centers

    Maternal and infant survival rates at Mercy in Action birth centers are four times higher than the national average. Mercy in Action has been sponsoring free birth centers and facilitating the delivery of quality maternity care since 1991. With over 16,000 babies born in their facilities, the organization has profoundly impacted the lives of women…

  • Deworming in Vietnam

    Deworming in Vietnam Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) impact 24% of the world’s population and impair the nutritional status of the people they infect in multiple ways.1 The worms feed on host tissues, including blood, which leads to a loss of iron and protein.1 They can cause chronic intestinal blood loss that can result in anemia, and…