Faraan Rahim

Faraan Rahim is a global health researcher and an incoming medical student at Harvard Medical School.

A woman walks her granddaughter to the restroom after having samples collected, at the Yalolia health center, in Yakusu, Tshopo, Democratic Republic of Congo, on October 3, 2022.
Poverty

Preparing for Disease X

by Mosoka P. Fallah, Faraan Rahim, Dieudonné Mwamba, Placide Mbala, Jean Kaseya

A recent outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo underscores the need to prepare for future pandemics

A person looks at a road that was washed away in a flash flood.
Environment

Preparing for Climate Disasters in East Africa

by Pooja Lalwani, Faraan Rahim, Shivam Singh, Kalipa Gedion, Anzibert Rugakingira

Immediate action is needed to mitigate the effects of deadly flooding in East Africa

A woman uses her phone to take pictures of the wreckages of cars burnt after an accident involving a tanker.
Urbanization

Revitalizing Road Safety Regulation in Africa

by Faraan Rahim, Alice Andongolile, Francis Sakita, Julian Hertz, Catherine Staton

In 2021, nearly a quarter million motorists and pedestrians were killed on African roads