RAMATU JALLOH – 2021.

Ramatu was one of seven Heroines of Health honored in 2021. Ramatulai started working with Partners In Health Sierra Leone in 2016 as a CHW, and was promoted to supervisor in June 2019. Her work includes caring for TB and HIV patients. And her passionate advocacy during COVID-19 helped lead to the COVID-19 Action Fund for Africa.

Ramatu works incessantly to promote the message that living happily and healthily with HIV is possible, using her own successful story as a textbook example. She never misses an opportunity to spread her message whether that’s in her community of at international events where she commands the stage. She believes that it is her calling to provide selfless service to humanity, and she commits each and every day to doing so.

PROSSY MUYINGO – 2023.

Prossy was one of the 2023 Heroines, alongside two other CHWs. Prossy became a CHW after finding village services in her hometown in Uganda could not provide enough support for her son, who had been diagnosed with sickle cell anemia. Guided by the belief that everyone should have access to health and with support from Living Goods, she works with women and children in her community.

Her influential voice has reached a wider audience through engagements such as a podcast series with Johnson & Johnson, Global Health Open mic events, and advocating for her peers in relevant global health forums such as the African Health Agenda International Conference. She believes those in charge need to acknowledge and understand the integral role CHWs play in bridging the gap between the healthcare system and the most vulnerable populations