News and Stories
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Breast Cancer Groups Help Eliminate Stigma
In Haiti, the stigma women with breast cancer face carries an emotional weight, but it also can keep them from seeking help before it's too late.
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World Bank President Jim Yong Kim Celebrates Hospital Construction
Crowds gathered for Partners In Health co-founder and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim’s visit.
November 8, 2012
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Mirebalais: Hospital Construction Complete
The construction of Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais, just north of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, is complete, thanks to the support of hundreds of people in Haiti, the United States, and around the world.
October 24, 2012
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Haiti's Cholera Epidemic Reaches Two-Year Mark
The second anniversary of the cholera outbreak can serve as a turning point in Haiti's battle against the epidemic.
October 24, 2012
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Video: 10x10 Girl Rising
Partners In Health is proud to partner with the 10x10 campaign to deliver a single message: educating girls in developing nations will change the world.
October 10, 2012
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Wrapped in Hope
Head scarves add a touch of beauty to the lives of women undergoing cancer treatment in Haiti.
October 5, 2012
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Doctors Call for 'Zero Tuberculosis Deaths'
We know how to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosisラand have for decadesラyet barely 0.5 percent of newly diagnosed patients worldwide receive appropriate treatment, write Drs. Salmaan Keshavjee and Paul Farmer in the latest issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.
September 6, 2012
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Policy Shifts on Use of Oral Cholera Vaccine
The World Health Organization recommends expanding the use of the vaccine in Haitiラbased in part on the work of PIH and its partners.
August 22, 2012
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Partnership Brings Clean Water to Cange, Haiti
About 10,000 residents have access to purified and filtered water, thanks to Zanmi Lasante, Clemson University's Engineers for Developing Countries, and two South Carolina church congregations.
August 20, 2012
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IHJS Reader, August 10, 2012
A roundup of global health news and research, published by PIH
August 10, 2012