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Northeastern co-op students work to prevent neglected tropical diseases and birth injuries among women in rural Kenya
Two students working with people in Kenya.

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Northeastern co-op students work to prevent neglected tropical diseases and birth injuries among women in rural Kenya

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Neglected tropical diseases sicken and disable millions of people. A Northeastern professor is part of a road map for change 
Patients lying in hospitals beds with mosquito nets around them.

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Neglected tropical diseases sicken and disable millions of people. A Northeastern professor is part of a road map for change 

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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 Orkuo with a child in Kenya.

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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

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These co-op students went to Kenya to find ways to prevent one of the world’s most deadly tropical diseases 
Co-op students help conduct visceral leishmaniasis research.

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These co-op students went to Kenya to find ways to prevent one of the world’s most deadly tropical diseases 

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Why has Africa suffered fewer COVID-19 deaths than predicted?
A person in Kenya receives the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Why has Africa suffered fewer COVID-19 deaths than predicted?

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President Aoun singled out three students in his Commencement address. Here’s why.

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President Aoun singled out three students in his Commencement address. Here’s why.

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Two humanitarians bring hope to promising students in Kenya

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Two humanitarians bring hope to promising students in Kenya

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Social entrepreneurship, one sandal at a time

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Social entrepreneurship, one sandal at a time

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