News and Stories
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Working in Global Health: Karim Llaro on 20 Years as a TB Nurse in Peru
Karim Llaro finished nursing school and immediately began working for PIH in Peru, where she provided care to patients living with MDR-TB in the slums of Lima. She shares her thoughts about those early days working in global health.
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Farewell to the Grave: Bobby’s Battle with Multidrug-Resistant TB
Bobby Togar, 42, thought his arrival at the TB annex in Monrovia, Liberia, meant his imminent death. He'd been there before, and had little hope for survival. But this time, he found hope--and a path forward--through the clinicians he met.
March 22, 2019
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“Out of Breath” Provides Inside Look of North Korea’s Battle Against TB
Dr. KJ Seung, who has been fighting tuberculosis with PIH since 2001, speaks about the documentary "Out of Breath," which chronicles his and others' efforts to treat multidrug-resistant TB in North Korea.
March 21, 2019
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Innovation: Contraception Program Empowers Women in Haiti
A recent study found that the percentage of women who chose long-lasting contraception sharply increased at University Hospital in Haiti following staff trainings and offering new mothers options like implants before they returned home.
March 19, 2019
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The Evolution of Cancer Care in Haiti
This timeline traces the evolution of PIH's oncology program in Haiti, which started in the early 2000s and steadily grew over the past 20 years.
March 19, 2019
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Lancet Global Health Article Proposes Path to Universal Health Coverage
A PIH-developed open-source tool helps district health managers plan, implement, and monitor their paths toward universal health coverage for communities in need around the world, write authors of a recent piece in The Lancet Global Health.
March 15, 2019
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Floods Kill Dozens, Leave Thousands Homeless in Malawi
Heavy rains and flooding have taken the lives of 30 people and damaged the homes and property of 487,000 residents across southern Malawi, where PIH has supported facilities in Neno District since 2007.
March 12, 2019
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In Mexico, A Traditional Midwife and Teenage Mom Share Special Bond
Margarita Perez Jimenez and Martha Domínguez López can both say their lives changed at the age of 14. They met in 2017, when Jimenez delivered the teen mother's daughter at Casa Materna, the PIH-supported maternal health center in Chiapas, Mexico.
March 6, 2019
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Blessings Henry, Neno's Feminist Future Doctor
With support from PIH and a community of remarkable women, 17-year-old Blessings Henry is eyeing medical school as she finishes the last year of her secondary education in Neno, Malawi.
March 4, 2019
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Public Defender: Benson Chabwera Dedicated to Neno Community
Over a rising career with PIH, where he began as a security guard and now oversees more than 600 health workers, Benson Chabwera has remained rooted in his home district of Neno, Malawi.
March 1, 2019