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News and Stories
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COVID-19 Contact Tracing Explained
Contact tracing is a vital way to stop the spread of deadly infectious diseases, from Ebola to COVID-19, and is explained in this animated video.
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Register Now: Free Online Course on Pandemic Preparedness in Time of COVID-19
Partners In Health and the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) in Rwanda are jointly offering a free online course on an equity-based approach to pandemic preparedness and response.
June 24, 2020
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PIH CEO: Pride Month a Time to Celebrate, Commit to Equality for All
Dr. Sheila Davis writes that this year more than ever, the spirit of Pride is “fundamentally intersectional” with the fight for racial justice.
June 22, 2020
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PIH’s Statement in Honor of Juneteenth
While PIH remembers and celebrates the freeing of the last slaves in the United States, we reflect on the continuing struggle for equal civil rights and learn from Black activists and organizations at the forefront of the movement for racial justice.
June 18, 2020
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Q&A: Michelle Baum, Care Resource Coordinator for PIH in Massachusetts
The recent social work grad talks about her role fighting COVID-19 and what the pandemic is revealing about gaps in social support.
June 18, 2020
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Contact Tracing: Fact vs. Fiction
PIH's experts divide fact from fiction in this contact tracing mythbuster.
June 18, 2020
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Fighting a Growing COVID-19 Pandemic in Mexico
Partners In Health has worked in Chiapas, Mexico since 2011, strengthening local health systems and accompanying patients. As COVID-19 has spread, that mission hasn’t changed. But it’s taken on a new urgency.
June 17, 2020
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Now Answering Calls: A COVID Case Investigator’s Story
As a case investigator with the Massachusetts Community Tracing Collaborative, Alex Cross knows firsthand that contact tracing is about much more than picking up the phone and tracking cases; it’s about connecting people with social support.
June 15, 2020
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The Rise of a Lifesaving Blood Bank in Sierra Leone
In Kono, Sierra Leone, a low-stocked, unreliably cold refrigerator used to serve as the Koidu Government Hospital blood bank. Thanks to investments from PIH, the blood bank is now a thriving department, transforming care for pregnant women and patients throughout the hospital.
June 11, 2020
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Need to Know: OpenBoxes and Supply Chain
In this Need to Know, learn about OpenBoxes, an open source software system PIH's Medical Informatics team developed to manage and track the movement, consumption, and storage of supplies.
June 11, 2020