EndTB's Strong Study Results Add to Push for Use of New Drugs

Posted on Aug 10, 2020

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PIH researchers, clinicians helped lead study that again showed new-generation TB drugs to be more effective, including for patients with additional diseases.

UGHE Graduation: Scholar Gloria Igihozo Reflects on Activism, Equity

Posted on Aug 7, 2020

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Gloria Igihozo was this year's recipient of a UGHE scholarship for students who demonstrated a clear commitment to advancing the status of women and serving the most vulnerable.

UGHE Graduation: Scholar Lisa Berwa Talks About Holistic Approach to Health

Posted on Aug 7, 2020

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One Health Scholarship recipient Lisa Berwa will be one of 28 students to graduate Sunday from the northern Rwanda university. She said an integrated approach to health policies can "elevate the people you are serving."

Boosting Support for Survivors of Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Posted on Aug 6, 2020

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Neno District health records from 2019 showed zero cases of sexual or gender-based violence. But no one working in health care in Neno believed that to be true.

Statement on U.S. Withdrawal from WHO

Posted on Jul 8, 2020

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PIH joins other public and human rights groups in opposing the decision by the current administration to withdraw from WHO and calls on Congress to continue appropriations to support the global body.

Sierra Leone Ebola Lessons Shaping Massachusetts COVID-19 Response

Posted on Jul 7, 2020

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"From Tonkolili to Tewksbury," as Dr. Joia Mukherjee said, community-based contact tracing has been a foundation of efforts against Ebola and COVID-19.

PIH CEO: Pride Month a Time to Celebrate, Commit to Equality for All

Posted on Jun 22, 2020

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Dr. Sheila Davis writes that this year more than ever, the spirit of Pride is “fundamentally intersectional” with the fight for racial justice.

PIH’s Statement in Honor of Juneteenth

Posted on Jun 18, 2020

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While PIH remembers and celebrates the freeing of the last slaves in the United States, we reflect on the continuing struggle for equal civil rights and learn from Black activists and organizations at the forefront of the movement for racial justice.

Celebrating New Possibilities at Sierra Leone’s Only Psychiatric Hospital

Posted on Jun 5, 2020

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At a celebration of completed renovations of Sierra Leone Psychiatric Teaching Hospital, PIH-Sierra Leone's executive director gave a speech remarking on the hospital's transformation--and, in the context of protests over police brutality and systemic racism in the U.S, on the two countries' shared "history of injustice."

PIH’s Public Statement in Response to Death of George Floyd

Posted on Jun 1, 2020

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PIH stands in solidarity with black and brown communities terrorized by racial inequity and state-sponsored violence, vowing to partner with community organizations that have been fighting these issues for years.