News and Stories
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Donate and You Could Win One of These Great Prizes—Each Signed by Dr. Paul Farmer
A drawing of Partners In Health T-shirts, books, and tote bags—signed by Dr. Paul Farmer—to support our team running the 2015 TCS New York City Marathon.
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Studies Support Navajo Food Movement
Three studies underscore the need for a better food system in the Navajo Nation
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Doctors Prescribe Better Groceries
COPE launches a healthy eating program—called the Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program or FVRx, for short—in the Navajo Nation.
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Managing Pain and Adding Comfort: A Day in Atupere Phiri's Life
To help people suffering from long-term debilitating illnesses, Partners In Health partnered with the Malawian Ministry of Health and the Palliative Care Support Trust, a charity based in Blantyre, to launch a palliative care program in 2012 in Malawi’s remote southern district of Neno. Since its inception, the program has provided clinic- and home-based care to 225 patients living with health conditions such as Kaposi sarcoma, cervical cancer, hypertension and stroke, and liver cirrhosis.
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Trilingual Community Health Worker Bridges Gap to Care in Mexico
Maribel Perez is a community health worker in Chiapas, Mexico. She's fluent in Tzeltal and Mam, Mayan languages spoken by indigenous people living in her community.
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'Guardian Angels' for Pregnant Women with HIV
Partners In Health in Peru understands the challenges pregnant women living with HIV face.
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Partners In Health runs the 2015 TCS New York City Marathon
Ten staff members will hit the streets of New York City on November 1, 2015, to raise awareness about PIH’s work.
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'The Spark of Imagination': Ophelia Dahl on Her Father, Roald Dahl
Her father's power "sprang from his ability to connect his imagination to pragmatism," writes Ophelia Dahl, a co-founder of Partners In Health.
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Rachel Nears Sixth Birthday
Rachel Namazongo, who lives with her mother and grandparents in Ligowe, Malawi, was never expected to live this long.
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A Q&A with Celestine Niyibizi in Rwanda
"I have improved my leadership skills and learned a lot about health. I can even do this for my own family of three children."