Malaria in Rural Areas
The Silent Killer
This episode of Voices from the Field shares the true story of David, a three-year-old child who died from severe malaria in a rural health center. Through this lived experience, the episode reveals how an avoidable and treatable disease becomes fatal when prevention fails, care is delayed, and essential resources like blood are unavailable. This episode is a call to confront systemic health inequities and to build stronger, fairer health systems for rural communities.
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Join us each week as we uncover the untold realities of rural healthcare in Congo — through powerful stories from the frontlines and the voices of those who live and serve there.
Voices From the Field is more than a podcast; it’s a platform for truth, dignity, and visibility in rural health. Hosted by Dr. Grâce Mabiala-Maye, a medical doctor, public health researcher, and social scientist, each episode brings raw, real-life stories from healthcare workers serving in some of the most isolated areas of the Republic of Congo.
With a voice shaped by lived experience and guided by a deep commitment to health equity, Dr. Mabiala-Maye takes you behind the scenes of what it really means to provide care where resources are scarce but human resilience is abundant. Whether you’re a health professional, a policymaker, or someone who simply cares about justice and global health, this podcast will inform, move, and inspire you to act.
Voices From the Field is more than a podcast; it’s a platform for truth, dignity, and visibility in rural health. Hosted by Dr. Grâce Mabiala-Maye, a medical doctor, public health researcher, and social scientist, each episode brings raw, real-life stories from healthcare workers serving in some of the most isolated areas of the Republic of Congo.
With a voice shaped by lived experience and guided by a deep commitment to health equity, Dr. Mabiala-Maye takes you behind the scenes of what it really means to provide care where resources are scarce but human resilience is abundant. Whether you’re a health professional, a policymaker, or someone who simply cares about justice and global health, this podcast will inform, move, and inspire you to act.
Episodes
Episode 1
One Night in Bétou
In this debut episode, Dr. Grâce Mabiala-Maye recounts a sleepless night in rural Congo that reveals the harsh living conditions faced by communities with no electricity, sanitation, or safe shelter.
Episode 2
Queen’s Walk
This powerful story of a pregnant woman who died walking alone to the hospital underscores the deadly consequences of inaccessible maternal care in rural areas.
Listener Reviews
“This podcast is a wake-up call. Dr. Mabiala brings raw truth, compassion, and expertise to stories that are too often ignored. Every episode challenges us to rethink what health equity really means.”
“Voices from the Field’ is more than a podcast — it’s an archive of dignity. These are not just stories, they are testimonies of resilience in the face of structural neglect.”
“As a clinician, I found myself humbled. These episodes should be required listening for anyone working in medicine or development. Dr. Mabiala’s voice is powerful and necessary.”