Introduction: One World, Many Lives
A look at global health through the eyes of the world’s most vulnerable inhabitants
A Day in the Life: Lal Bibi
At around 60 years old, Lal Bibi came up positive for TB for the fourth time.
A Day in the Life: Malcolm El
The Els hired a lawyer to support them and demanded that Malcolm get access to Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy.
A Day in the Life: Francis Botwe
In December 2009, he tested positive for the hepatitis B virus (HBV), which affects nearly one in every ten Ghanaians. If left untreated, his infection could cause cirrhosis and liver cancer.
A Day in the Life: Sreekala Warrier
“I started to notice that most people in my office had hanging bellies and huge thighs so I didn’t feel out of place.”
A Day in the Life: Karina Dionizio
“It does have to do with social class,” Dionizio says. “If you have a health plan, then you have the right to a Caesarean.”
A Day in the Life: Widarti Rahayu
“Yes, he was a bit—how should I put this? Careless,” she says of her doctor. “I didn’t want to blame him.”
A Day in the Life: Hatidje
Failure to seek prenatal care is a major reason Macedonia has one of the highest rates of perinatal mortality in Europe.
A Day in the Life: Li Ziqi
“You can’t tell by the way they look,” one neighbor says, asking to remain anonymous, “but they’re in for a lifetime of problems.”
A Day in the Life: Jesica López
“My heart hurts,” she says. “They told me it’s enlarged and full with liquid.”
