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News and Stories
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NPR Highlights PIH Child Cancer Care in Rwanda
A recent article shows how PIH is providing low-cost, lifesaving care for children at the Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence.
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New Hepatitis B Clinic Launches in Sierra Leone
A new hepatitis B clinic launches at PIH-supported Koidu Government Hospital in eastern Sierra Leone, where an estimated 10 percent of the population is living with the viral infection.
August 1, 2019
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Research: Hepatitis C Trial Shows Strong Results in Rwanda
Effective treatment of hepatitis C with antiviral medicine at a Rwanda hospital could create a model for broader treatment plans in sub-Saharan Africa.
July 26, 2019
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Listen: Paul Farmer on podcast, "Why Am I Telling You This?"
Dr. Paul Farmer, PIH's co-founder and chief strategist, sat down with Chelsea Clinton to discuss global health equity on the Clinton Foundation's new podcast, "Why Am I Telling You This?"
July 25, 2019
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Goats, Gardens, and Business Training Empower Mother in Neno
With better fertilizer and years of hard work, Dalitso Mkango, an HIV patient in Malawi since 2007, has created a thriving business to support herself and her three children.
July 25, 2019
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PIH Leaders: Care Must Accompany Containment in Ebola Response
An Ebola response that ignores other causes of premature death…has usually engendered mistrust and loud complaint, as is now the case in Congo, wrote PIH CEO Dr. Sheila Davis and Co-founder Dr. Paul Farmer.
July 23, 2019
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Merging Local Birth Practice, Modern Medicine in Sierra Leone
Traditional birth attendants are trusted by pregnant patients and have been welcomed alongside professional midwives at Wellbody Clinic in Sierra Leone.
July 17, 2019
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Cancer Care in Rwanda Goes Beyond Chemo to Heal a Family
When Françoise Umutesi looks at her 1-year-old grandson, Blessing, she has the smile of someone who once thought she’d never have the chance to meet him.
June 26, 2019
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Eye Surgeries Give Chiapas Toddler New Outlook on Life
Well before his second birthday, Ernesto Roblero’s parents began seeing signs that their infant son was struggling with significant difficulties. But they didn’t know the cause.
June 24, 2019
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Teen Beats Cancer Through Global Collaboration
Mondeh Mansaray, 14, now spends weekends like other teens in Kono, Sierra Leone. But the scar on his neck is a powerful reminder of the past several years, when he was fighting for his life.
June 20, 2019