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News and Stories
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In Liberia, Nurses Learn How to Manage Delirium in Patients
Mental disturbances from delirium are usually temporary, but they can be life-threatening—which is why it’s critical to recognize and diagnosis the condition. At PIH-supported J.J. Dossen Memorial Hospital, 16 nurses recently received delirium and agitation training and are now equipped to provide better care to patients.
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Partners In Health Formalizes Long-Term Commitment to Health Equity Work in United States
What began as a time-bound initiative in response to a spiraling public health crisis has now catalyzed a long-term commitment to reimagining community health systems in the U.S. -- a fundamental component of PIH’s global mission to realizing health as a human right.
October 8, 2021
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In Sierra Leone, 13-Year-Old Girl Recovers from TB Meningitis
It took a team of PIH clinicians, nurses, and lab technicians and a cross-country search for a CT scan to ensure one 13-year-old girl received an accurate diagnosis and lifesaving care for TB meningitis in Sierra Leone.
October 8, 2021
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Strengthening Mental Health Care Alongside Religious and Traditional Healers In Liberia
In 2019, Ma-Kebbeh (pseudonym) began to show signs of schizophrenia. She talked to herself, refused to eat, and experienced hallucinations. According to her, strange things were happening. “There was blood on the curtains and a dog entered our house,” she says. “And there was a big snake in the bathroom. My husband’s little brother killed it.”
October 8, 2021
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HUM Clinician Reflects on Earthquake Response, Patient Care in Haiti
Following the devastating earthquake on Aug. 14, Zanmi Lasante, as Partners In Health is known locally, sent a medical team to affected areas in southern Haiti to strengthen the support for survivors. Meanwhile, at Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais—about 150 miles from the epicenter of the quake—clinicians simultaneously prepared to treat patients.
October 7, 2021
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Hispanic Heritage Month: What PIHers Are Reading, Watching & Listening To
PIHers share their favorite books, movies, and songs in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.
October 7, 2021
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COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Must Include Indigenous Peoples
Compañeros En Salud staff call for COVID-19 vaccine campaigns that address the needs of Indigenous peoples in a letter published in The Lancet Regional Health.
October 6, 2021
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In Kazakhstan, Caring For Tuberculosis Patients’ Mental Health
Kazakhstan has one of the world’s highest burdens of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis—a disease that often comes with mental health conditions, including depression. Through a new program, PIH is helping hundreds of patients access the mental health care they need.
October 6, 2021
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Register Now: Global Health and Social Medicine in Latin America
PIH conference will convene health experts from across the region on October 5 and 6.
September 28, 2021
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Haiti Earthquake Updates: PIH Clinicians Arrive for Trauma Support, Emergency Care
Regular updates from PIH's response to the Aug. 14 earthquake in southern Haiti.
September 24, 2021