How One Prenatal Checkup Saved Two Lives in Mexico

Posted on May 24, 2019

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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.

Expert Moms Helping Parents Raise Healthy Babies in Rwanda

Posted on May 3, 2019

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A vital program in eastern Rwanda is designed to meet two rapidly growing needs: better outreach and education for new parents, and better support and care for infants with complicated childbirths.

Graciela Cadet: Inspiring Nurse Leader in Haiti

Posted on Apr 1, 2019

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PIH graduated its inaugural class of Nightingale Fellows, nurse leaders who received support and training in executive leadership and will use what they've learned to improve patient care.

Working in Global Health: Karim Llaro on 20 Years as a TB Nurse in Peru

Posted on Mar 22, 2019

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Karim Llaro finished nursing school and immediately began working for PIH in Peru, where she provided care to patients living with MDR-TB in the slums of Lima. She shares her thoughts about those early days working in global health.

Gladys: Trailblazer, Midwife, and Feminist in Sierra Leone

Posted on Dec 4, 2018

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Boyama Gladys Katingor, the head midwife at Wellbody Clinic in Kono, Sierra Leone, ensures every expectant mother receives the best possible care and advocates for her patients' best interests both in and outside the clinic.

A Safe Birth, and Welcome Relief, in Sierra Leone

Posted on Nov 13, 2018

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Fanta Karoma, 18, lost her first pregnancy and feared the news of her second. But after hearing from a neighbor about the PIH-supported Wellbody Clinic in Kono, she found the care, and confidence, she needed to bring her son into the world.

‘Mountain Kingdom’ of Lesotho Making Huge Strides with Health Reform

Posted on May 15, 2018

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Every three months or so, Atlehang Seisa saddles up.

The Ups and Downs of an Oncology Nurse in Haiti

Posted on May 11, 2018

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Magda Louis Juste, an oncology nurse at University Hospital in Mirebalais, talks about the role of nursing in Haiti, the importance of advocating for patients, and the need for local, specialized training.

Dauntless Lesotho man defeats MDR-TB, defies family history

Posted on Mar 20, 2018

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A severe form of tuberculosis killed Moeketsi Ts'osane’s mother in 2008, and one of his brothers in 2010. Health workers suspect the disease may also have contributed to the 2005 death of Ts'osane’s father, who had worked as a miner in South Africa.

So when Ts'osane was diagnosed with MDR-TB himself, in 2015, his family and friends had grim hopes for his future.

“The people around me, because of what had happened…to them, it was the end of me,” the 29-year-old Ts'osane said in February, sitting at work in Maseru, the capital of Lesotho.

'The Core of Our Program:' Likhapha Ntlamelle Leading MDR-TB Outreach in Lesotho

Posted on Mar 15, 2018

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Slowing the spread of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in Lesotho means going to many more places than hospitals and clinics.

It means going to taxi associations. Mining companies. High schools. Primary schools. Prisons and police facilities.