News and Stories
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PIH Leaders: Care Must Accompany Containment in Ebola Response
An Ebola response that ignores other causes of premature death…has usually engendered mistrust and loud complaint, as is now the case in Congo, wrote PIH CEO Dr. Sheila Davis and Co-founder Dr. Paul Farmer.
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Merging Local Birth Practice, Modern Medicine in Sierra Leone
Traditional birth attendants are trusted by pregnant patients and have been welcomed alongside professional midwives at Wellbody Clinic in Sierra Leone.
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Cancer Care in Rwanda Goes Beyond Chemo to Heal a Family
When Françoise Umutesi looks at her 1-year-old grandson, Blessing, she has the smile of someone who once thought she’d never have the chance to meet him.
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Eye Surgeries Give Chiapas Toddler New Outlook on Life
Well before his second birthday, Ernesto Roblero’s parents began seeing signs that their infant son was struggling with significant difficulties. But they didn’t know the cause.
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Teen Beats Cancer Through Global Collaboration
Mondeh Mansaray, 14, now spends weekends like other teens in Kono, Sierra Leone. But the scar on his neck is a powerful reminder of the past several years, when he was fighting for his life.
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Global Lab Leaders Put Successes, Challenges Under the Microscope
A world-class lab in Haiti, new diagnostic and microbiology equipment, multilingual clinical trials, and carrying lab samples down mountains were among many topics at the annual workshop.
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Malawi Support Program Celebrates First University Grad
Doctor Kazinga, 28, is the first in his family to complete university studies. That’s fitting given his first name, which is not to be confused with the title of Dr.—at least not yet.
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PIH Leader for WBUR: "Why You Should Care About Ebola in Congo"
Jonathan Lascher, executive director of PIH in Sierra Leone, writes for WBUR's Cognoscenti that strong health systems are a primary factor in determining a country's response to an Ebola outbreak.
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Dr. Sheila Davis Named New CEO of Partners In Health
Dr. Sheila Davis, currently the chief of clinical operations and chief nursing officer, was named CEO of Partners In Health, succeeding Dr. Gary Gottlieb.
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How One Prenatal Checkup Saved Two Lives in Mexico
Olga Veronica Roblero had given birth to her first three children at home. She expected to do the same with her fourth pregnancy, until one prenatal visit rose red flags at a PIH-supported clinic in rural Mexico.