News and Stories
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Partner in profile: Jean Louis Romain
A pediatrician in Haiti shares his story, and the stories of his young patients.
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Hard times come again no more
Hard times, like the current global financial crisis, inevitably bring sad stories. "It is in recounting the saddest stories that I am often asked, 'Does what we do matter?'" writes PIH Medical Director Joia Mukherjee in a recent letter to supporters.
February 26, 2009
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Global health recommendations for a new administration and congress
Following the election of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States, a coalition of organizations dedicated to global health equity, including Partners In Health, came together to prepare recommendations for steps the new Administration and new Congress could take to seize "a unique opportunity to redefine foreign aid policy to help those most impoverished and to save lives."
February 10, 2009
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Change Haiti Can Believe In 2009
Change Haiti Can Believe In, a presentation with Matt Damon, Paul Farmer, Linda Dorcena Forry, and Brian Concannon, Jr., moderated by Amy Goodman.
January 7, 2009
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World AIDS Day 2008: PIH partners celebrate with speeches, song, dance, and solidarity
Almost three decades after the emerging AIDS pandemic became widely recognized, staff and community members at Partners In Health sites around the world celebrated the achievements they and others have made in combating the spread and deadliness of the disease.
December 11, 2008
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"I can now walk!"
Five-year old Karabelo Fanka makes a miraculous recovery at the Bobete Health Center.
November 25, 2008
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Stitching up poverty: Malawi POSER 2008
Malawi
November 20, 2008
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PACT project takes on diabetes in Boston
PIH's accompagnateur model of care has proven its effectiveness in treating infectious diseases like TB and HIV. In a new collaborative effort, the Prevention and Access to Care and Treatment (PACT) project in Boston is adapting the model to treat a chronic disease--diabetes.
November 4, 2008
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Recent storms add to tragedy in Haiti
Working for the past decade in Haiti has required a constant eye to the weather
October 22, 2008
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Zanmi Lasante social workers help HIV patients cope with flood destruction
The floods in Haiti from the recent hurricanes left many HIV patients and their families with almost nothing. A social worker details how PIH's partners in Haiti are working to fix this.
October 22, 2008