News and Stories
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Facilities Open, Staff Safe Following Haitian President’s Assassination
More than a week after the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse and the wounding of First Lady Martine Moïse, Zanmi Lasante facilities remain open, as they have through years of political and civil unrest, devastating hurricanes, and the current COVID-19 pandemic.
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Statement on Assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse
Our hearts go out to the Haitian people, our colleagues, friends, and family at the news this morning of the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, as we remain in touch with our colleagues on the ground.
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PIH In Peru: 25 Years of Growth, Transformation
As Socios En Salud’s decades of care and service demonstrate, injustice has a cure. A better world is possible—a world where health care is not a privilege, but a human right.
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Third Wave of COVID-19 Impacts Countries Around the Globe
COVID-19 is sweeping through many countries in which PIH works, proving that the pandemic is far from "over" where many people lack access to vaccines and proper measures for prevention and care.
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PHOTOS: A Rural Health Center In Sierra Leone, Renewed
Sewafe is among six local health centers to receive comprehensive support from PIH over the past year, so that it is now a bustling facility providing quality care to an increasing number of patients in rural Sierra Leone.
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PIH’s Five S’s: Essential Elements for Strong Health Systems
At PIH, we believe a strong health system is built on the "5 S's:" staff, stuff, space, systems, and social support. Read more about each "S" and see examples of our work.
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Transgender Nurse Forging New Path with PIH in Mexico
Alondra Esquinca, head nurse at the Center for Respiratory Diseases and the first openly transgender employee at Compañeros En Salud, reflects on her life, career, and transphobia in Mexico.
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Remembering Father Fritz Lafontant, a Founding Member of PIH
PIH mourns the loss of Father Fritz Lafontant, founding member of PIH and founding director of Zanmi Lasante, PIH's sister organization in Haiti.
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Innovative Strategies to Make COVID-19 Vaccinations More Accessible Across U.S.
Across the United States, public health workers and community leaders, businesses owners and President Joseph Biden are rolling out innovative strategies to reach the unvaccinated -- and nudge them to roll up their sleeves. PIH is helping them work creatively to stop the spread of COVID-19.
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COVID-19 Survivor In Peru Recounts Fear, Support
PIH's support helped Félix Melgar survive the pandemic, chronic disease, and food and housing insecurity.