News and Stories
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PIH's 2018 Annual Report
Our 2018 Annual Report serves as a record of last year's accomplishments—and as a thank you to all of our invaluable partners who make this lifesaving work possible.
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Support PIH with a Facebook Fundraiser
We’re challenging our supporters to launch 50 Facebook Fundraisers between now and Giving Tuesday to encourage friends and family to join the cause. Please help us reach our goal!
November 19, 2018
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A Safe Birth, and Welcome Relief, in Sierra Leone
Fanta Karoma, 18, lost her first pregnancy and feared the news of her second. But after hearing from a neighbor about the PIH-supported Wellbody Clinic in Kono, she found the care, and confidence, she needed to bring her son into the world.
November 13, 2018
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Malaria Cases Rising in Malawi as Peak Season Nears
Flora and Thomas Tigone worried when their infant son, Chisomo, suddenly became lethargic and feverish. A month ago, an older child had battled malaria. Fearing that was the case with Chisomo, Flora and Thomas knew they had to act quickly.
November 8, 2018
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Single Mother in Malawi Caring for Kids, Handling HIV
Agnes Paulo's expression was somber as she held her infant son, Ulemu, in her lap. Paulo, 35, is a single mother and living with HIV. Her four older children are HIV-negative, but Ulemu had not yet been tested.
November 7, 2018
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Breast Cancer Survivors in Haiti Share Their Stories
in 2018 alone, PIH clinicians and staff in Haiti have been caring for 450 women diagnosed with breast cancer. Here, five survivors share their stories in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
October 19, 2018
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Mental Health Team Expanding Innovative, Pioneering Care
Dr. Giuseppe “Bepi” Raviola, PIH’s Director of Mental Health, oversees a growing program that is caring for thousands of people in Haiti and Rwanda; developing safe houses for women with chronic mental illness in Peru; working to treat common mental disorders in communities across eight countries; and much more. We caught up with him for an eye-opening chat.
October 10, 2018
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Dr. Paul Farmer Calls for Action on Tuberculosis in STAT and on NPR
PIH Co-founder Dr. Paul Farmer comments in major news outlets on the importance of drawing attention, resources, and action to the global battle against tuberculosis.
October 2, 2018
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For His Mother: Sierra Leone PIHer Reflects on Career
In September 2014, as the largest Ebola outbreak in history was devastating West Africa, Alusine Mark Dumbuya was struggling with an additional, very personal concern in a rural region of Sierra Leone.
September 18, 2018
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Building a Passionate Team: HR Manager Tholoana Mohapi Marks a Decade of Hires in Lesotho
Tholoana Mohapi said that when she was very young, she wanted to be a nurse one day. Instead, her career has led her to more than a decade of hiring nurses and other health professionals, as a leading member of the human resources team for Partners In Health in Lesotho.
August 15, 2018