News and Stories
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Community Health Workers Connect Patients to Care in U.S. COVID Response
With PIH's support, states and municipalities battling COVID-19 are hiring and training residents as community health workers to connect patients and their families with care and support.
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On Human Rights Day, PIH Calls for Support of People's Vaccine
PIH and partners urge the U.S. government to support a People's Vaccine, which would be free and available to all.
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In Rural Mexico, PIH Community Health Workers Accompany COVID-19 Patients
Compañeros En Salud, as Partners In Health is known in Mexico, works with nine rural communities in the coffee-growing Sierra Madre region of Chiapas. As part of that work, CES hires and trains local residents to serve as community health workers—especially crucial during the COVID-19 response.
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On The Line: Contact Tracers Accompany COVID-19 Patients In Massachusetts
Since Partners In Health launched its contact tracing partnership with the state of Massachusetts in April, contact tracers have made roughly 750,000 calls across the state—connecting COVID-19 patients with vital care and resources. In this multimedia feature, contact tracers share first-hand accounts.
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On Navajo Nation, Community Health Representatives Provide Essential Support Amid COVID-19
Marlene Nez won't let anything get in the way of helping her community, including COVID-19—despite challenges including exposure and needing to quarantine.
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Local Health Systems Key to Responding to Global COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
Partners In Health leaders provide insights and expertise on the importance of local health systems in the global COVID-19 response, informed by PIH's work in Mexico, Lesotho and the U.S.
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Coming Close: Confronting Stigma Through Two Caregivers’ Diseases
PIH Program Officer Sherry Bangura knows better than most what the convergence of Ebola and the current pandemic looks and feels like—not only is he helping lead the COVID-19 response, but he is also an Ebola survivor.
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PIH Kazakhstan Doctors Recover From COVID-19, Treat Family Members
PIH Kazakhstan Country Director Dr. Yerkebulan Algozhin is among staff who have recovered from COVID-19 this year, and said facing a pandemic while continuing tuberculosis care has brought his team closer together - as they now prepare for a second wave of the novel virus.
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Q&A: Reimagining What’s Possible For Maternal Health Care in Sierra Leone
PIH has focused on improving maternal health care in Sierra Leone since 2014, where it originally began working in response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Bestselling author John Green recently sat down for a virtual conversation with PIH leaders to reflect on the past, present, and future of PIH’s maternal health work in Sierra Leone.
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PIHers' Picks: What We Read, Watched, and Listened to in 2020
For the sixth year, PIH staff from around the world shared their favorite works they watched, read, or listened to in the past 12 months. In light of the many challenges 2020 has presented, we asked staff to specifically highlight books, podcasts, or movies that provide hope and inspiration. We hope that you, too, will see the light in the recommendations below. Although this holiday season may feel much different than previous years, one thing remains constant: PIH's commitment to strengthening health systems around the globe.