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News and Stories
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PIH Welcomes Dr. Gary Gottlieb
This week Partners In Health Co-founders Dr. Paul Farmer and Ophelia Dahl penned an opinion piece in The Boston Globe about the recent announcement that Dr. Gary Gottlieb will be taking the helm of PIH later this year. Farmer and Dahl, who say Dr. Gottlieb's transition "has to be seen as one of the great boons to global health in these frightening times," note that Gottlieb will be tasked with leading PIH's Ebola response in West Africa and will bring his decades of experience building health systems to PIH sites around the world.
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Updates from West Africa
Ebola emerged in West Africa in late 2013 and has spread across borders, killing thousands and leaving behind survivors and shattered families. Partners In Health has helped respond to the epidemic, aiming to address not only Ebola but also the "staff, stuff, systems, and space" challenges that hamper containment efforts. PIH has recruited and trained American volunteers, many of whom are now working to curb Ebola alongside West African partners in Liberia and Sierra Leone. Several share their reflections below. (Patient names have been changed for privacy.
January 2, 2015
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La Colombe Coffee and Arcade Fire Announce RaRa Coffee
La Colombe Coffee and Arcade Fire announce:RaRa coffee from Haiti. Proceeds benefit Partners In Health and Haiti Coffee Academy.
January 1, 2015
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2014: Our Top 20 Photos
To mark the end of 2014, we wanted to share 20 images that capture the dedication of our clinicians, the ambitions of our founders, and the lives of our patients. Please visit the accompanying links for more information.
December 29, 2014
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2014: The Year in Quotes
From South America to West Africa to Siberia, Partners In Health and its sister organizations are marking another year spent providing a preferential health care option for the poor. Here's a glimpse into our efforts during 2014, represented by quotes from patients and staff members across our sites.
December 22, 2014
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‘PIH Healed My Disease—and My Hunger’
Daphroza Nyiranzoga reflects on her experiences as a patient working with PIH's team in Rwanda.
December 12, 2014
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Dr. Michelle Morse: A New Mindset for Global Health Training
This article originally appeared on Devex. This November, Haiti’s first ever emergency medicine residents began training at University Hospital, a 300-bed teaching facility born out of the destruction of the 2010 earthquake.
December 8, 2014
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World AIDS Day: Lessons from HIV
In the 2013 Shattuck Lecture, Partners In Health co-founder Dr. Paul Farmer argues that the true barrier to HIV treatment for poor people was a lack of funding, not the difficulty of delivering treatment. We look back at the HIV Equity Initiative in Haiti, which provided evidence for a model to make HIV treatment available to millions of people worldwide.
December 1, 2014
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Ebola Stems Economic Growth in Liberia and Sierra Leone
A new report warns that years of economic progress and social development in Sierra Leone are eroding as the Ebola outbreak continues to spread across the West African nation. The report is from Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Finance and Economic Development and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), among other partners.
November 25, 2014
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In Liberia, Rapid Response Teams Look to Get Ahead of Ebola
On Wednesday, five Partners In Health nurses, a doctor, and a logistician arrived in Rivercess, Liberia, a predominantly rural county located in the southern portion of the country. These five frontline health workers are part of a multiorganization “rapid response” team. The team will assess epidemiological reports suggesting there is a cluster of Ebola cases in this remote county. They will meet with county health officials and community leaders to understand the immediate needs, and they will begin training local staff in infection control and prevention.
November 21, 2014