News and Stories
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The Butaro Cancer Center at One Year
Fabrice’s mother struggled with her son’s diagnosis. She’d never met someone with cancer, and from what she’d heard, the diagnosis meant Fabrice would surely die.
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Cancer Patient Receives First Surgery at University Hospital
While the procedure itself was fairly routine for the ZL clinicians—they’ve performed surgeries for many years in Cange—the experience of working in University Hospital’s operating room was something entirely new.
July 16, 2013
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NCDsynergies Conference Kicking Off
July 12, 2013
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Measuring the Immeasurable
Phil Garrity wrote the following reflection, which he read aloud to Partners In Health staff on May 15, 2013, the day his medical team declared him cancer-free, as a message of thanks for their accompaniment throughout his journey.
July 12, 2013
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Improving the Quality of Data Collected by CHWs in Rural Malawi
How a simple chart is improving data quality.
July 9, 2013
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Accompanying Mothers in the Mountain Kingdom
In Lesotho, community outreach and accompaniment are saving mothers.
July 5, 2013
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Continued Care in Mexico: Helping a Young Boy on the Road to Recovery
How PIH worked with a family to make sure their son got the care he needed.
June 28, 2013
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Classroom Collaboration in Rwanda
PIH, Harvard University, and the Rwanda Ministry of Health team up to advance medical education.
June 26, 2013
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Investigating the Root Causes of Illness
Effective care for most illnesses requires understanding the social conditions of one’s patients, writes Paul Farmer in The Upstream Doctors: Medical Innovators Track Sickness to its Source, a new TED book by Dr. Rishi Manchanda.
June 17, 2013
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In Rwanda, the Chance to Save a Life
A physician reflects on his experience in Rwanda.
June 13, 2013