| Most people’s commutes aren’t life-threatening. Agnes Nambozo’s is. |
| Agnes—a nurse in eastern Uganda—regularly has to climb a 1,000-foot ladder up the side of a mountain. That’s because the villages she visits are so remote there are no roads, and it’s too dangerous for mothers to carry their babies down to the nearest clinic. So Agnes brings the care to them. |
| She leaves home before sunrise with vaccines packed into a heavy, insulated backpack. After traveling for hours by taxi, motorbike, and foot, she begins the climb. Then she spends the day vaccinating children against deadly diseases like measles and polio, and answering questions from parents who may not see another health worker for months. |
| This type of work is a big reason why Uganda has managed to cut child mortality by more than two-thirds over the last 25 years. And it doesn’t happen without people like Agnes. |
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