From the Americans Who Tell the Truth portrait series
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Directed by: Polly Green | Production Company: Flair Films | Starring: Dr. Jessie Stone | Short | 2009 | Uganda | 1:35
Dr. Jessie Stone works tirelessly for health care in impoverished areas. After visiting Uganda and discovering that the locals did not have much knowledge about malaria Jessie Stone decided to start the program Soft Power Health. Through her program, she has been able to help educate the people of Uganda, build a clinic to provide health care, and provide the community with mosquito nets to keep them safe from malaria and healthy.