Jeanne Marie

• Prize
  Curator Selection
• Photographer
  Isabella Franceschini, Italy
• Date of Photograph
  2025
• Category
  Africa
• Studio
  Isabella Franceschini
• Website
  http://isabellafranceschini.com
• Instagram
  isabella.franceschini

Tuberculosis remains the world's deadliest infectious disease, yet it is still one of the most neglected global health challenges because it primarily affects low-resource countries. In Senegal, Jeanne Marie is a community health mediator trained by STOP TB Italia ODV who identifies suspected cases, guides patients to treatment, and builds trust within local communities. Her story shows that care is not only a medical act, but also a human connection that sheds light on global inequalities. Ending the TB epidemic by 2030 is one of the health targets of United Nations as well as of WHO.

Isabella Franceschini is an Italian freelance photographer, contributor for Parallelozero photojournalism agency and Lowepro Ambassador. After a degree in Economics she attended a one-year masterclass of photojournalism in Rome. Isabella is currently developing long-term projects primarily inspired by what influences human beings and their relationships as well as issues related to environment sustainability. She has contributed to a Telethon Foundation Campaign about rare genetic diseas. Her projects have been featured in The Washington Post, Der Spiegel, l'Espresso, MarieClaire, Vanity F.

Awards Isabella has received multiple awards such as World Report Award Documenting Humanity in 2022, 21st Julia Margaret Cameron Award in 2023, ZEKE Award 2024, ISPA Award in 2023 among other.