News and Stories
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5 Quotes From Paul Farmer That Inspire Us
Words from the late PIH co-founder that capture his spirit, vision
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BRING O2 To Fill Oxygen Gap in Five Countries
A new PIH-led initiative, BRING O2, will help accelerate access to safe, reliable, and quality oxygen in Malawi, Rwanda, Peru, Lesotho, and Madagascar in response to COVID-19 and the need to build stronger health systems across all countries.
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Research: Household Coverage by Health Workers Increases Access To Care, Treatment
Each of Neno District’s 1,228 community health workers visit and monitor households in southern Malawi, offering check-ins and medical and social support as needed to everyone under one roof.
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Surgeon Fills Unmet Need for Gynecological Surgery in Rural Mexico
Former pasante returns to PIH, provides more than 140 surgeries in Chiapas.
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Photo Essay: Dr. Paul Farmer’s Journey with Partners In Health
Dr. Paul Farmer dedicated his life's work to Partners In Health, which he co-founded in 1983 in Cange, Haiti, and since has expanded to 12 countries around the world. This photo essay explores his impact on patients, clinicians, and the direction of global health policy over the past 30+ years.
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Why Educating Girls in Rural Malawi Matters
When 11-year-old Cecilia Kadzanja’s father died in 2011, her mother struggled to support six children. But with the help of PIH's Program on Social and Economic Rights in Malawi, she received financial support to continue her education and, last year, graduated with a college degree.
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Four Pillars of PIH’s Work in Malawi
Malawi has been in the news for powerful cyclones and other extreme weather that has battered homes, clinics, communities and farmland. But the country is also recognized for other reasons, including innovative approaches to delivering comprehensive health care in remote communities.
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Young Mother Recovers from Tuberculosis and COVID-19 In Peru
In Peru, a 29-year-old woman recovered from tuberculosis and COVID-19 after receiving medical care and social support from PIH.
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Preventing Maternal Deaths Due to Tuberculosis in Liberia
In Liberia, Rachel overcomes tuberculosis during multiple pregnancies.
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PIH Leaders Call on CDC, President Biden to Stop Blocking Asylum Seekers
Dear President Joseph Biden: Stop using public health as a pretext to block asylum seekers at the United States borders. That’s the message from a new Perspective piece in The New England Journal of Medicine, written by Partners In Health leaders and collaborators.