News and Stories
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A New Partnership to Change MDR-TB Treatment around the World
Everything you need to know about an innovative approach to changing the future of MDR-TB.
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Haitian Prime Minister Meets with PIH, Harvard
Haiti’s Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe visits Boston to discuss education and health plans with Dr. Paul Farmer and other experts.
June 5, 2014
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PBS Features Partners In Health as an 'Agent for Change' in Rwanda
The PBS NewsHour featured Partners In Health’s work to save lives in Rwanda in partnership with the government on its “Agents for Change” series this week. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro visited Rwanda to cover the country’s staggering gains in health equity since the genocide 20 years ago. Life expectancy has doubled since then, and a million people have risen out of poverty.
May 30, 2014
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Coffee with Dr. Enrique Valdespino
A Mexican doctor shares his hardships and hopes about working in global health.
May 30, 2014
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Nurses Learn Critical Care Skills in New Training Program
The first of its kind in Haiti, a yearlong certification program will help enable University Hospital to open its intensive care unit.
May 27, 2014
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Why I Nurse: Gedeon Ngoga
I always wanted to become a nurse. As a child, I didn’t know the difference between nurses and doctors—all I knew is that the people in white coats had the power to help sick patients become healthy, and that is what I too wanted to do.
May 23, 2014
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Working in Global Health: Elizabeth Barrera-Cancedda
TB expert Elizabeth Barrera-Cancedda discusses her path to a career in global health.
May 21, 2014
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Nursing in Navajo Nation
Charlene Blindman, a public health manager at the Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation in Tuba City, Arizona, reflects on nursing in Navajo Nation.
May 19, 2014
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A Nurse Accompanier in Rwanda
A Boston-based oncology nurse reflects on her time working in Rwanda.
May 15, 2014
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Chief Nursing Officer Raises the Bar for Nursing in Haiti
University Hospital’s chief nursing officer believes empowering nurses will improve patient care.
May 15, 2014