None of the doctors knew what was wrong. Isaac was so thin, so weak, his mother was terrified that he would die.

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I was surprised at what I learned from a nurse midwife in Fort Portal, a town in the rural west of Uganda, while visiting with a delegation from the United Nations Foundation’s Shot@Life campaign last October.

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We were over the moon last week though when we witnessed the great joy and celebration of the REAL Awards presentation to Esther Madudu, an AMREF-trained midwife in Katine, rural Uganda, to celebrate and honor the lifesaving work she performs every day. We were especially moved to see the recognition and importance accorded to all frontline health workers through the participation of the Ugandan Minister for Health herself at this joyous event.

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The REAL Awards were given to frontline health workers in the US and around the world providing care under extraordinary circumstances. These women and men are saving lives and building stronger, healthier communities every day. The REAL Awards celebration was the culmination of the first-ever World Health Worker Week—a worldwide effort to support, appreciate, and raise awareness of the vital role of health workers everywhere.

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My recent travels have taken me from Texas to Turkey, from Ghana to India and Manhattan, real and virtual, with one thing in common - women evoking the need for empowerment as a human right.

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