News and Stories
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We stay
We make long-term commitments to the communities we serve. “I came up from under the building,” says Shelove Julmiste, remembering her escape from the rubble of a collapsed six-story building, “and that’s when I realized my foot was crushed.”
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We build health systems
We work closely with national governments and other partners to improve and expand health services. Muhamed Kallon, 19, is an Ebola survivor. Last September, he was admitted to an Ebola treatment unit in Freetown, Sierra Leone, where he was closely supervised by health workers and received rehydration therapy. After 10 days, Kallon was well enough to return home.
March 19, 2015
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We make house calls
We visit patients in their homes to deliver medication and guide them through treatment. "I’m just doing my job. This is what it takes.” Rebecca Tsosie drives down the dusty roads of Crystal, New Mexico, to see her first patient of the day. An ID card—her photo under the official seal of the Navajo Nation government—swings from the rearview mirror of her truck.
March 19, 2015
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We go
We travel to remote places where health care options are limited or barely exist. Beyond Russia’s Ural Mountains, in the dense forests of southwestern Siberia, Tomsk has historically been a destination for exiles. Even now, many people still live on the fringes of society.
March 19, 2015
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Haiti's University Hospital Celebrates Second Anniversary
Now celebrating its two-year anniversary, University Hospital in Mirebalais is a boon for the region and the country following the January 12, 2010 earthquake.
March 18, 2015
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Four PIH Clinicians Returned to United States for Monitoring
At the request of the CDC, four clinicians working with PIH in Sierra Leone were transported to the United States on Tuesday for active monitoring. None has shown symptoms of Ebola.
March 18, 2015
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Dr. Paul Farmer: 'Redoubling Our Efforts'
[T]he everyday health conditions faced by the poor across much of West Africa are nothing if not a disaster. Redoubling our efforts in Sierra Leone and Liberia, while supporting the Guinean effort as we are able, should be the next step for PIH and its partners.
March 17, 2015
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Dr. Gary Gottlieb Joins PIH
Partners In Health welcomes new CEO Dr. Gary Gottlieb.
March 16, 2015
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Update on Ebola Response: Clinicians Returning from Sierra Leone
Out of an abundance of caution, and in collaboration with the CDC, ten clinicians working with PIH in Sierra Leone are being transported to the United States via non-commercial aircraft and will remain in isolation near designated U.S. Ebola treatment facilities.
March 14, 2015
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Partners In Health Clinician Admitted for Ebola Treatment
A Partners In Health clinician working in Sierra Leone has tested positive for the Ebola virus and is receiving treatment in the U.S.
March 12, 2015