News and Stories
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UGHE Dean: Medical Education in Rwanda Part of "Bold Step" Needed to Curb Africa's Cancer Crisis
In a Q and A for World Cancer Day, Feb. 4, Prof. Abebe Bekele describes how the University of Global Health Equity in northern Rwanda provides cancer education that includes prevention measures and social determinants, as well as diagnosis and treatment.
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Meet Some of PIH’s Amazing Midwives
Midwives are the backbone of maternal health care programs across Partners In Health, and are often expectant mothers' most trusted companions.
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Training Liberia's Next Generation of Doctors and Nurses
PIH's medical education program in Liberia helps doctors and nurses obtain specialized skills in rural facilities in the southeast region of the country.
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"Now We Have a Family:" The Story of a Children's Home In Haiti
Zanmi Beni was founded as a home for 38 abandoned or orphaned children following the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti, and today is home to 65 children who have found family in each other.
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Research: Maternal Care Methods Can Save Lives, Reduce Infection Amid Ebola
Lessons from an innovative screening and isolation unit created in Sierra Leone in 2014 could inform maternity care during current outbreaks.
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A First—But Not Last—for Cancer Care in Sierra Leone
Cancer care is largely unavailable in Sierra Leone. But at PIH-supported Koidu Government Hospital, Margaret was an exceptional case—one who helped set in motion a slow, steady expansion of the hospital's oncology services.
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University Hospital in Haiti Earns Global Accreditation as Teaching Institution
The global recognition for University Hospital in Mirebalais affirms that it meets the highest international standards as a teaching institution, a remarkable achievement in a setting with limited resources.
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Celebrating Game-Changing Accomplishments at University Hospital in Haiti
One of the major developments following the earthquake on January 12, 2010, was PIH's decision to build University Hospital in Mirebalais, a hub for high-quality care and medical residency programs in the Central Plateau.
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Reflections on the Devastating 2010 Earthquake
Loune Viaud, executive director of Zanmi Lasante--as Partners In Health is known in Haiti, reflects on Jan. 12, 2010, and how she has lead her team to respond in the weeks, months, and years that followed Haiti's devastating earthquake.
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Graduates of Medical Residencies Bolster Haiti’s Health System
PIH runs eight medical residency programs out of University Hospital in Mirebalais, Haiti, training many of the country's next generation of specialized physicians.