Toddlers Growing, Gaining with Help from Malawi Clinic

Posted on Nov 20, 2018

After three months of regular care, 1-year-old Violet McDonald had gained nearly three vital pounds, as one of 11 children enrolled in the malnutrition clinic at the PIH-supported Matope Health Center.

A Safe Birth, and Welcome Relief, in Sierra Leone

Posted on Nov 13, 2018

Fanta Karoma, 18, lost her first pregnancy and feared the news of her second. But after hearing from a neighbor about the PIH-supported Wellbody Clinic in Kono, she found the care, and confidence, she needed to bring her son into the world.

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.