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Lima's largest newspaper reports on PIH-run tuberculosis project
World's largest TB research initiative aims to save lives, fight future infections.
June 15, 2011
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June: New partnership sends American electrical volunteers to Haiti
Engineers from NRECA, a US-based company, sent crews of volunteer electrical linemen to the construction site of Mirebalais Hospital to make improvements to electrical grid and transmission lines.
June 14, 2011
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World leaders revisit a declaration to fight AIDS
Ten years after the United Nations' first ever Special Session on HIV/AIDS, the international health community meets again to discuss their approach and priorities for fighting the disease.
June 9, 2011
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VIDEO: High school students advocate for Haiti's reconstruction
In Carrboro, NC, young social justice warriors end the school year with a 100 person community forum.
June 9, 2011
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Mirebalais Hospital - June donation update
Mirebalais Hospital is still in need of many refurbished materials, tools and equipment. One small tool can go a long way!
June 7, 2011
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Cholera vaccination an essential strategy for Haiti
Coalition of experts led by PIH's Paul Farmer calls for comprehensive prevention and care.
June 3, 2011
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IHSJ Reader, June 2, 2011
A compendium of global health research, published by PIH's Institute for Health and Social Justice.
June 2, 2011
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Best practices in foreign aid: Do donors measure up?
Read a summary of a new paper by William Easterly and Claudia Williamson, "Rhetoric versus Reality: The Best and Worst of Aid Agency Practices."
June 1, 2011
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Construction Update from Mirebalais Hospital—Late May
The walls of the first two buildings
June 1, 2011