Lehman, who was a  WDI Global Impact Speaker in January, talked about her background, how she came up with the idea of building a floating clinic, the needs of those who live on the lake’s shoreline, and the services the clinic will provide.  Watch the interview >>

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And the great press continues for Jill’s book, which features Amy Lehman and several other visionaries making a difference.  Read what the Huffington Post had to say >>

By Lisa Smith

For many, Lake Tanganyika is the most recognizable body of water on Earth – holding 20 percent of the planet’s fresh water. But for Dr. Amy Lehman, founder of the Lake Tanganyika Floating Health Clinic, the lake represents much more. With such a large portion of the world’s fresh water, Lake Tanganyika will most certainly increase in significance, as concerns for water security grow. Additionally, the lake serves as an important ecosystem of biodiversity, home to a large variety of unique plant and animal species.  Bordering Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi and Zambia, the lake also defies norms and borders as it unites a community of people potentially more alike in their past and present customs than with others on the opposite end of their country. And, Dr. Lehman builds on this populations’ unity through the floating clinic’s outreach. Click here to read the full article and watch the video of Amy’s interview »

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NEW YORK CITY— As doctors absorbed in caring for other people’s hearts, Amy Lehman, who was training in cardio-thoracic surgery in Chicago, and Sania Nishtar, Pakistan’s first female cardiologist, had to slow down and tune into their own to realize what they really wanted to do: help the most marginalized people access care.

Dr. Lehman was drawn to the isolated coastal communities along Lake Tanganyika, where 3 million people live with almost no health care infrastructure. Dr. Nishtar sought to leverage telecommunications technology to put vital treatments within reach of Pakistan’s poorest citizens, who often fall into a cycle of further debt and poverty when faced with unexpected health care bills.  Read the entire article >>

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