News and Stories
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Caring for a Campus: Nurse Andre Ndayambaje Leading Health Services at UGHE
As health services coordinator, the 2019 alum is providing mental and physical checkups for the nearly 100 staff, students, and faculty living on the university’s campus in northern Rwanda.
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UGHE Student Mothers Balancing Studies and Family, Amid COVID
For Mother's Day, three future global health leaders at the northern Rwanda university share stories of tough decisions, and perseverance, amid the pandemic.
May 9, 2020
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New Mom Holding Baby Daughter Close After Early Birth in Liberia
As Liberians celebrate Mother’s Day throughout May, on different dates according to different religious leaders and churches, one new mother in particular is thankful for her first child and newfound joy.
May 7, 2020
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World Needs Public Health, Nursing to Lead Way in Global Pandemic
PIH CEO Dr. Sheila Davis comments on nursing during the COVID-19 pandemic and the lessons she learned from colleagues who've battled epidemics around the world--from Ebola and cholera, to HIV and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
May 6, 2020
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Q&A: Combating Sierra Leone’s Maternal Health Crisis Through COVID-19
Nurse Midwife Isata Dumbuya shares the latest about the intersection of a longstanding epidemic—maternal mortality—and the new pandemic of COVID-19, and the measures PIH is taking to fight even harder to protect women and infants in Sierra Leone.
May 5, 2020
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Meet the Mental Health Warriors of Sierra Leone
PIH formally established mental health care programs in Kono, Sierra Leone, last year. Alongside the longtime need for mental health services here, personal experience drives the work of each PIH mental health care provider. Meet some of the team, and learn about the inspiration behind their efforts to make mental health care a human right.
May 1, 2020
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Going on the Offensive to Stop COVID-19
Tell Congress that the battle against COVID-19 in the United States requires a community-based response and increased funding, according to these PIH-supported guidelines.
April 30, 2020
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Keeping the Flame: UGHE Student Reflects on Rwanda's Post-Genocide Growth
Orietta Agasaro, pursuing a master's in global health delivery, feels "a deep responsibility" to advocate for equity and social justice in her home country.
April 22, 2020
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PIH Breaks Ground on New ER Facility at Liberia Health Center
The expansion will greatly improve Pleebo's capacity to meet emergency needs and provide care in areas ranging from hypertension and diabetes to maternal and child health.
April 21, 2020
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How Natural Disaster Response Links to Global Health
Climate change and natural disasters have direct, devastating impacts on the health and well-being of the most vulnerable, and PIH has been there in moments of crisis to deliver care.
April 21, 2020