Q&A: Meet New Executive Director of PIH Sierra Leone
Posted on Oct 10, 2024
A PIHer since 2019, Vicky Reed is a dedicated nurse and leader.
Injustice has a cure
A Commitment to Public Health Strengthened Under the Weight of Adversity
Posted on Jun 27, 2024
Despite facing difficult challenges, Haiti’s Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais perseveres.
Emergency Medicine Residency Earns International Accreditation in Haiti
Posted on Jun 20, 2024
The achievement marks a significant milestone for healthcare training in the region.
Empowering Women, Girls to Choose Their Reproductive Futures
Posted on May 9, 2024
All women and girls should have the freedom, education, and resources to make their own decisions about their lives and bodies. For more than 30 years, PIH has worked to equip them with what they need to make choices about their reproductive health.
Confronting Injustice by Providing Care in Chiapas
Posted on May 9, 2024
Cecilia Gálvez is committed to making life better for her patients as their nurse and neighbor
Q&A: How Nurses Are Uniquely Equipped to Lead in Global Health
Posted on May 6, 2024
Vicky Reed uses skills she learned as a nurse to shape her approach as interim executive director of PIH Sierra Leone
Preventing Maternal and Child Death in Rural Sierra Leone
Posted on Dec 26, 2023
In 2020, the lifetime risk of women dying in pregnancy or childbirth in Sierra Leone improved from 1 in 20 to 1 in 52.
Surgery in Primary Care Saves Lives in Rural Liberia
Posted on Dec 13, 2022
The surgical team in Maryland County, Liberia plays a key role in responding to accidental injuries, such as broken bones, maternal health conditions, and more.
Research: Investment in Nurses and Midwives Improves Health Care Outcomes in Rural Liberia
Posted on Jun 8, 2022
Nurses and midwives are vital to health care systems. This is especially true in regions with health workforce shortages, such as southeast Liberia. On a daily basis, nurses and midwives help meet patients’ everyday needs and fill in during emergency situations. Simultaneously, they train nursing students.
PIH Fellowship Welcomes Third Cohort of Nurses From Seven Countries
Posted on May 2, 2022
The latest group of nurses was welcomed to the yearlong program, which originally launched in 2017.