News and Stories
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IHSJ Reader, December 21, 2011
A roundup of global health news and research, published by PIH's Institute for Health and Social Justice.
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PIH program breaking deadly strain of TB transmission in Kazakh prisons
Of the country's 35,000 prisoners, one in seven are living with preventable disease.
December 20, 2011
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As 2011 comes to close, Mirebalais Hospital opening only months away
PIH thanks construction workers, carpenters, electricians, plumbers and staff for their tremendous efforts.
December 20, 2011
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A new holiday tradition
A holiday message from Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard.
December 19, 2011
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"Chasing mice" with Private
In Rwanda, PIH helps a young genocide survivor overcome poverty and his past.
December 16, 2011
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New education program for nurses and auxiliaries raises test scores 30 percent
In Haiti, PIH's l'Hôpital Saint Nicholas moves closer to becoming site of nursing excellence.
December 14, 2011
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Meet the newest Right to Health Care patients
In Guatemala, four Haitian girls are set to receive livesaving cardiac surgery.
December 14, 2011
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Two years after the quake, the cornerstones of PIH's rebuilding take shape
PIH co-founder Paul Farmer reflects on Mirebalais and meliorism.
December 14, 2011
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RTHC Patient: Michelda Picat
December 13, 2011
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RTHC Patient: Marconi
Marconi (8) suffers from severe subvalvular and valvular pulmonic stenosis – a condition where lesions in the heart valves disrupt the blood flow. He is also epileptic.In the past few years, Marconi has been admitted to the hospital six times – the last time for more than 3 weeks. Marconi lives with his mother, his father and his 10-year-old brother in a town near Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
December 13, 2011