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News and Stories
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One year of successful HIV treatment in the mountains of Lesotho
Partners In Health began working in Lesotho in 2006. Lesotho is a very mountainous and rural country. Only about 10 percent of the 2 million Basotho people live in the capital.
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Paul Farmer reports from Lesotho on the eve of the PIH project's first anniversary
All of PIH-Lesotho will be celebrating a birthday on August 22, when co-workers from Lesotho, Rwanda, Malawi, and Boston join the Minister of Health, the Clinton Foundation, the Irish Government (which has funded much of our work in Lesotho), and many other partners and supporters in the same town, Nohana. Nohana has been transformed in many ways: the facilities there have been retrofitted for infection control; a new clinic has been built; and hundreds of patients with AIDS and TB are receiving world-class care.
August 28, 2007
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Socios En Salud responds to earthquake
A rapid-response medical team from Socios En Salud (SES), PIH
August 20, 2007
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IPHU in Atlanta
PIH's Institute for Health and Social Justice leads a course on "Promoting Health for All."
August 15, 2007
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SELF help brings solar power to PIH clinics in rural Rwanda
A reliable energy source is essential for the operation of hospitals and clinics. But that
August 4, 2007
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PIH Right to Health Care program helps give Rwandan children new heart valves and hope
“Jeanette was so sick,” said Dr. Joseph Mucumbitsi, a Rwandan pediatrician. Bedridden for months, the 14-year-old only weighed about 65 pounds. Her heart, weakened and scarred from an infection, could not effectively pump blood to the rest of her body, and she was slowly suffocating.Eight-year-old Louise was also struggling to survive. Her swollen body was wracked by recurrent asthma-like spasms in her lungs and persistent coughing.
August 4, 2007
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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.
August 4, 2007
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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