New Hepatitis B Clinic Launches in Sierra Leone

Posted on Aug 1, 2019

A new hepatitis B clinic launches at PIH-supported Koidu Government Hospital in eastern Sierra Leone, where an estimated 10 percent of the population is living with the viral infection.

Teen Beats Cancer Through Global Collaboration

Posted on Jun 20, 2019

Mondeh Mansaray, 14, now spends weekends like other teens in Kono, Sierra Leone. But the scar on his neck is a powerful reminder of the past several years, when he was fighting for his life.

How One Prenatal Checkup Saved Two Lives in Mexico

Posted on May 24, 2019

Olga Veronica Roblero had given birth to her first three children at home. She expected to do the same with her fourth pregnancy, until one prenatal visit rose red flags at a PIH-supported clinic in rural Mexico.

Ebola Survivor Fights Odds and Expands Her Family

Posted on May 10, 2019

Mariama Kamara beat the odds and survived Ebola in August 2016, then took in several children orphaned by the disease. She is one of many caregivers in Sierra Leone who adopted children in the wake of the world's largest Ebola epidemic.

In Mexico, A Traditional Midwife and Teenage Mom Share Special Bond

Posted on Mar 6, 2019

Margarita Perez Jimenez and Martha Domínguez López can both say their lives changed at the age of 14. They met in 2017, when Jimenez delivered the teen mother's daughter at Casa Materna, the PIH-supported maternal health center in Chiapas, Mexico.
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