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News and Stories
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Working In Global Health: Sita Chandra
Sita Chandra, clinical operations associate with PIH, reflects on her lifelong passion for global health, decolonizing the sector and more
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Answering the Call: Nurse Offers Compassionate Counseling at Clinic for Teens
Led by nurse Phebian Sondufu-Sowa, Koidu Government Hospital’s adolescent and youth-friendly services clinic provides care far beyond medical.
May 11, 2021
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New Executive Director in Sierra Leone’s Mantra: “We Need to Care for People”
In August 2014, Dr. Mohamed Bailor Barrie got a phone call from Partners In Health Co-founder Dr. Paul Farmer—and immediately began dancing. “Paul called me and said PIH made a commitment to come to Sierra Leone. I started dancing through the whole house,” Barrie recalled.
May 11, 2021
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PHOTOS: PIH Celebrates Groundbreaking for Maternal Center of Excellence in Sierra Leone
The state-of-the-art teaching hospital is designed not only to provide a new level of care for Sierra Leonean women and families, but also to set new standards for what's possible around the world.
May 7, 2021
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In Peru, Mothers Form Knitting Co-Op To Support Families
From sweaters to blankets to beanies, Wawa Pacha has many products, but one mission: to help mothers in Carabayllo earn income to keep their families healthy.
May 6, 2021
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One Year Into Pandemic, Honoring the Strain, and Triumph, of Nurses
In honor of National Nurses Week, PIH leaders and nursing professionals discuss how nurses have been key to COVID-19 response, learned and grown through the pandemic, and shown a path forward beyond this moment of crisis.
May 5, 2021
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In Mexico, Midwives Offer Care Rooted In Ancestral Tradition
Midwives have been central to shaping maternal care in Mexico. At Casa Materna, midwives work alongside nurses and doctors, combining traditional and modern forms of care for women at all stages of pregnancy.
May 5, 2021
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Petition: U.S. Must Support Patent Waiver for COVID-19 Vaccines
During the WTO meeting on May 5, Pres. Joseph R. Biden must support the TRIPS waiver to release patent protections that prevent the global mass production of COVID-19 vaccines.
May 4, 2021
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Research: In Rural Mexico, Building Trust Is Key To COVID-19 Response
In Chiapas, contact tracing is challenging—but not impossible. New research in The Lancet Global Health details PIH's COVID-19 response in rural Mexico.
April 29, 2021
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Op-Ed: Racial Justice Requires an Equitable COVID-19 Response
Racial justice in our response to COVID-19 demands that we acknowledge that current inequalities are based on a racist system. We must work together with people who suffer racial oppression to materially resource our response.
April 29, 2021