News and Stories
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Breast Cancer-Free, 3 Years and Counting
In May 2013, Isemelie Bazard was the first patient to undergo surgery at University Hospital in Mirebalais—and is among a growing number of breast cancer survivors in Haiti.
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PIH Experts on Game-Changing TB Drugs
For the first time, PIH staff present their findings on using new and revolutionary drugs in the fight against tuberculosis at the Union World Conference on Lung Health.
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A Typical, and Inspiring, Day with Eudeli Velasquez
Community health worker Eudeli Velasquez's weekly visits to her patients living with chronic diseases keep them healthy—and comforted.
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'Loss Beyond Measure' in Southern Haiti
This week, PIH's Dr. Joia Mukherjee visited the region hit hardest by Hurricane Matthew. The devastation, she says, "is one of the worse things I have ever seen."
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WHO to Send 1 Million Cholera Vaccines to Haiti
The World Health Organization is sending a major portion of its cholera vaccine stockpile to Haiti to help prevent a spike in cases of the deadly diarrheal disease, especially in the hardest-hit South.
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Cholera Cases Expected to Rise in Haiti
Hurricane Matthew’s heavy rains will likely worsen Haiti’s six-year-long cholera epidemic, which has already been categorized as among the world’s worst.
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Lesotho's One-of-a-Kind Hospital
Meet patients receiving care at Botšabelo Hospital, which PIH and the Ministry of Health founded to tackle multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Lesotho.
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The Many Lives of Georgina Díaz
Georgina Díaz is among the first community health workers Partners In Health recruited and trained in Reforma, Chiapas. The local doctor called her a luchadora, or fighter, for her singular resolve to do right by her community and her three sons. Here's her story.
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New Center to Reinforce Battle against TB in Peru
Partners In Health in Peru started construction of the Center for Global Health Delivery, which will serve as a treatment facility for patients living with drug-resistant tuberculosis, as well as a research hub and training center.
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Celebrate Roald Dahl's Birthday with PIH
Author Roald Dahl would have celebrated his 100th birthday on September 13. He was among the first supporters of PIH, which was co-founded by his daughter, Ophelia Dahl.