News and Stories
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PIH Names First Chief Gender and Social Equity Officer
Loune Viaud, who most recently served as executive director of Zanmi Lasante in Haiti, assumed her new role as PIH's first chief gender and social equity officer in September.
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When Doctors and Nurses Become Activists
For more than 30 years, PIH doctors and nurses have taken their fight for health equity beyond the walls of the hospital and into the streets and the halls of power.
December 16, 2021
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Faith Leaders Educate Community About COVID-19 in Liberia
Religious leaders and taxi motorbike drivers received training by Partners In Health Liberia and the Maryland County health team.
December 16, 2021
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Hospitals Receive Burn Victims from Gas Tanker Explosion in Northern Haiti
Zanmi Lasante has received 13 burn victims at hospitals in Hinche and Mirebalais within the past 72 hours following a gas tanker explosion late Monday night in northern Haiti, which killed more than 70 people and injured dozens more.
December 16, 2021
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VIDEO: The Impact of Mobile Clinics in Haiti’s Earthquake Response
Four months after Haiti's earthquake in the South, clinicians and staff continue to support mobile clinics alongside partners, delivering care to patients who otherwise lack access to clinics and hospitals in the wake of the August 14 disaster.
December 14, 2021
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Mother Survives High-Risk Pregnancy, Childbirth In Peru
Socios En Salud, as PIH is known in Peru, has provided medical care and social support to hundreds of new and expectant mothers, including those with high-risk pregnancies.
December 13, 2021
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Why PIH-US Cares About the Build Back Better Act, And Why You Should Too
While the Senate debates the terms and details of the Build Back Better Act, it’s worth remembering that taken as a whole, many of the legislation’s provisions would transform public health, maternal health, and long-term care for millions of people across the nation.
December 13, 2021
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PIH Breaks Ground on Butaro District Hospital Expansion
The hospital will expand to 240 beds and provide a training ground for the next generation of clinicians in Rwanda and beyond.
December 13, 2021
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In Kazakhstan, 21-Year-Old Receives Care For Tuberculosis, Depression
In Kazakhstan, PIH provides hundreds of mental health consultations and trains dozens of health workers in psychological first aid.
December 10, 2021
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PIH’s Statement on the COVID-19 Omicron Variant
The discovery of the new COVID-19 variant omicron confirms PIH's stance that the only way to end the global pandemic is by ensuring equitable access to vaccines, treatments, and diagnostics to everyone in every country.
December 3, 2021