News and Stories
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UGHE Campus Intertwined with Butaro Community
Construction of the UGHE campus has transformed the surrounding community of Butaro over the past two years, in ways large and small.
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Ophelia Dahl on Optimism in Difficult Times, for Boston's NPR Station
Ophelia Dahl, a PIH co-founder and the board chair, writes for WBUR's Cognoscenti on the importance of optimism in working to build a better, more humane world.
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UGHE’s New Campus a Beacon for a Brighter Future
The University of Global Health Equity will be celebrating so much more than a new campus at its landmark Jan. 25 inauguration in northern Rwanda.
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Make Social Justice Your New Year’s Resolution
Host a birthday fundraiser: Make your birthday meaningful by asking your friends and family to contribute to a Facebook Fundraiser for PIH! Start yours by signing into Facebook. Become a Paul’s Partner: Partner with PIH year-round by signing up for a monthly gift. Each month your donation will go towards helping communities in need around the world, from providing monthly HIV medications to supporting regular postnatal visits for new moms. Start your monthly gift.
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Most-Read Stories of 2018
In case you missed them the first time around, we've compiled our top 10 stories from 2018. These are the people, places, and programs that caught your eye, from Lesotho, Sierra Leone, and Malawi to Haiti and the Navajo Nation.
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PIH Staff Pick Inspiring Reads for 2019
PIH staff offer suggestions for books that inspired them to take action or think more deeply about social justice and the broader world.
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How an HIV Diagnosis Inspired Friendship in Sierra Leone
Aminata Kebbie discovered she was HIV-positive when she was five months pregnant. A friendship sparked with a PIH community health worker arguably saved her and her daughter's lives.
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Dr. Joia Mukherjee writes about Universal Health Coverage in Devex
In a recent op-ed for online development journal Devex, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Joia Mukherjee writes that we know what universal health coverage looks like. We know how to get there. And we know the cost of inaction.
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Q&A: Dr. Abera Leta on the March to Universal Health Coverage
Dr. Abera Leta, executive director for PIH in Lesotho, describes how the country's health reform is moving Lesotho toward UHC and changing the lives of thousands.
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Gladys: Trailblazer, Midwife, and Feminist in Sierra Leone
Boyama Gladys Katingor, the head midwife at Wellbody Clinic in Kono, Sierra Leone, ensures every expectant mother receives the best possible care and advocates for her patients' best interests both in and outside the clinic.