News and Stories
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'It's Not about Me. It's about My Patients'
Caring for her father made Lauria Cadet, a nurse educator at University Hospital in Haiti, appreciate the value of her profession.
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Zika May Be Underreported in Haiti
In a report from NPR, PIH senior health and policy advisor Dr. Louise Ivers voices her concern that Zika may be spreading across Haiti—undetected.
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Ambassador Power: The U.N. Must Act in Haiti
In a letter to Ambassador Samantha Power, CEO Dr. Gary Gottlieb urges the U.N. to fund a plan to eliminate cholera from Haiti.
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Dr. Louise Ivers Responds in Washington Post
"If the U.N. follows words with financing, it will be taking very strong steps toward making amends to a country whose people it has harmed," writes Ivers.
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PIH’s Response to Cholera in Haiti
Last week, the U.N. acknowledged its role in the 2010 outbreak of cholera in Haiti. They plan to present a response plan in two months—but people are dying now. You can help.
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The Stories Behind the Photos
We asked PIH staffers to tell the stories behind the photos they’ve taken at our sites around the world.
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Life as the Only Doctor Atop Mexico's Sierra Madre
Within Dr. Martha Arrieta's first two months in the remote community of Monterrey, Chiapas, she set a dislocated elbow, helped deliver a baby, and patched up car accident victims while providing day-to-day care. This is her story.
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Woodworkers Craft Sustainable Futures
Three Liberian carpenters are helping to build lasting health care in Liberia.
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Dr. Paul Farmer: We Can’t Ignore Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis is still a major health threat across the globe. Read Dr. Paul Farmer's perspective in the latest issue of The Atlantic.
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Model Mental Health Care in Rwanda
PIH's groundbreaking treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders in Rwanda works.