News and Stories
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PIH Calls for Continued U.S. Funding of WHO
PIH opposes a recent plan by Sen. Rand Paul to eliminate U.S. funds for the WHO, in the midst of the global battle against COVID-19, and urges supporters to take action.
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PIH Staff Picks: Essential Reading and Watching As You Stay At Home
PIHers around the world recommend books and films that inspire them.
May 21, 2020
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Taika Waititi, Global Stars to Read Roald Dahl Classic to Benefit PIH
The Roald Dahl Story Company and PIH are partnering to present a YouTube series in which Oscar winner Taika Waititi and a host of guest stars read "James and the Giant Peach" in support of PIH's global work.
May 18, 2020
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PIH to Support COVID-19 Response Across U.S.
PIH launched a new initiative, the U.S. Public Health Accompaniment Unit, to provide open access to learning resources and technical advice for states and municipalities struggling to conduct contact tracing for COVID-19.
May 13, 2020
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Caring for a Campus: Nurse Andre Ndayambaje Leading Health Services at UGHE
As health services coordinator, the 2019 alum is providing mental and physical checkups for the nearly 100 staff, students, and faculty living on the university’s campus in northern Rwanda.
May 12, 2020
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UGHE Student Mothers Balancing Studies and Family, Amid COVID
For Mother's Day, three future global health leaders at the northern Rwanda university share stories of tough decisions, and perseverance, amid the pandemic.
May 9, 2020
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New Mom Holding Baby Daughter Close After Early Birth in Liberia
As Liberians celebrate Mother’s Day throughout May, on different dates according to different religious leaders and churches, one new mother in particular is thankful for her first child and newfound joy.
May 7, 2020
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World Needs Public Health, Nursing to Lead Way in Global Pandemic
PIH CEO Dr. Sheila Davis comments on nursing during the COVID-19 pandemic and the lessons she learned from colleagues who've battled epidemics around the world--from Ebola and cholera, to HIV and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
May 6, 2020
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Q&A: Combating Sierra Leone’s Maternal Health Crisis Through COVID-19
Nurse Midwife Isata Dumbuya shares the latest about the intersection of a longstanding epidemic—maternal mortality—and the new pandemic of COVID-19, and the measures PIH is taking to fight even harder to protect women and infants in Sierra Leone.
May 5, 2020
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Meet the Mental Health Warriors of Sierra Leone
PIH formally established mental health care programs in Kono, Sierra Leone, last year. Alongside the longtime need for mental health services here, personal experience drives the work of each PIH mental health care provider. Meet some of the team, and learn about the inspiration behind their efforts to make mental health care a human right.
May 1, 2020