News and Stories
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Lesotho project starts treating patients and testing model for tackling drug-resistant TB
PIH Lesotho starts model to treat MDR-TB and HIV/AIDS in Lesotho.
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From Zambia to Stanford to Rwanda
From Zambia to Stanford to Rwanda–students expand their fight against AIDS.
July 17, 2007
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Cyclist pedals 3,000 miles in 12 days to raise money and awareness for PIH
Patrick Autissier rode his bike to victory on June 22 in the
July 4, 2007
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Film producer donates share of DVD sales to PIH
In the independently produced action movie "The Minx," a modern-day Robin Hood steals from the rich and gives to the poor. During the first six weeks that the movie is available on DVD, the producers of "The Minx" are giving to the poor in real life by donating $1 of every sale to PIH.
May 25, 2007
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Home Visit in the Mountains of Lesotho: A Doctor's Journal
Dr. Jonas Rigodon describes his work in the Nohana region of Lesotho.
May 17, 2007
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PIH ramps up advocacy work with focus on community health workers and XDR-TB
Since the beginning of 2007, PIH has ramped up its advocacy activities aimed at influencing policy and funding priorities at the national and global levels. PIH staff have testified in Congress, spoe press conferences and taken a leading role at meetings organized by the World Health Organization. Recent advocacy efforts have focused on increasing awareness and funding to address both the health worker crisis in Africa and the global spread of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB).
April 30, 2007
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On-line edition of PIH's HIV manual invites exchange of ideas and experience
PIH has launched a new, interactive edition of The PIH Guide to the Community-Based Treatment of HIV in Resource-Poor Settings. "The new website allows visitors to share insights about the manual and experiences in the field, to ask questions of each other, and to foster a community of care," explained PIH Medical Director Joia Mukherjee. The manual is the first module of a warehouse of PIH tools, resources and guidelines for global health delivery to be known as the "Partners In Health Model On-Line."
April 20, 2007
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Protecting Africa's children
By Lydia Flier, 2010 PIH Summer Intern Teboho talks with PIH-L social workers.
April 13, 2007
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PIH Medical Director Joia Mukherjee's testimony on XDR-TB to the U.S. House
Dr. Joia Mukherjee discusses the urgency of treating the widespread MDR-TB epidemic.
April 11, 2007
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PIH model for accompaniment informs global response to shortage of health workers
For years, Partners In Health has advocated for accompaniment
April 1, 2007