Malaria Cases Rising in Malawi as Peak Season Nears

Posted on Nov 8, 2018

Flora and Thomas Tigone worried when their infant son, Chisomo, suddenly became lethargic and feverish. A month ago, an older child had battled malaria. Fearing that was the case with Chisomo, Flora and Thomas knew they had to act quickly. 

Single Mother in Malawi Caring for Kids, Handling HIV

Posted on Nov 7, 2018

Agnes Paulo's expression was somber as she held her infant son, Ulemu, in her lap. Paulo, 35, is a single mother and living with HIV. Her four older children are HIV-negative, but Ulemu had not yet been tested.

PIH Model Transforms Health Care, Saves Lives in Rwanda, Madagascar

Posted on Jul 30, 2018

The movement toward universal health care is growing—no matter the setting. 

Two new studies highlight incredible improvements in child and maternal health in Rwanda and Madagascar in recent years, showing repeated success, in very different environments, for Partners In Health’s ground-up model of building health systems and supporting universal care.  

A Mother, Her Twins, and an 8-Hour Ambulance Ride in Mexico

Posted on May 11, 2018

Alejandra Catalina Ramirez was elated to learn she was pregnant with twins. When she went into labor two months early, PIH clinicians and colleagues in the Ministry of Health swung into action in a race to save the three patients' lives.

New Maternal Waiting Home in Haiti Offers "Priceless" Care

Posted on May 4, 2018

Since opening last year, the maternal waiting home at University Hospital in Mirebalais, Haiti, has welcomed hundreds of women with complicated pregnancies and mothers of NICU infants who need to be close to specialized care.

Melquiades Huauya Ore: From MDR-TB Patient, to Survivor, to Movie Star and Advocate

Posted on Mar 23, 2018

Melquiades Huauya Ore was 18 when he was diagnosed with MDR-TB, one of the deadliest strains of the disease. After years of treatment, he became cured. Along the way, he met the future World Bank president, and his story was retold in Bending the Arc, a documentary about PIH's 30-year evolution.

Parents Managing HIV, Four Healthy Kids in Lesotho

Posted on Mar 9, 2018

On a sunny morning in February, near the end of a hot, dry summer in the southern Africa nation of Lesotho, Mafelleng September held her month-old infant on her lap while two young children played on the floor in front of her.

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