Even before Cyclone Winston, there was very little knowledge about contraception and sexually transmitted infections in Fiji.

“When I was about to give birth, we called for an ambulance or a vehicle to help but even after five hours of calling, no vehicle arrived.”

The past 15 years have been turbulent for this small, landlocked country.

The earthquake that struck Nepal in April 2015 caused devastation and destruction that the country has still not recovered from.

The first thing we did was to identify the needs of the people,” Sharad says. “We realised people were being deprived of services,” with many clinics…

The April 2015 earthquake in Nepal brought death and devastation to thousands of people – from which many are still recovering. But there was one posi…