Doctors See Daily Success at Butaro Cancer Center
Posted on Sep 18, 2017
Five years after opening, the Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence is achieving extraordinary successes in rural northern Rwanda, amid daunting challenges.
Injustice has a cure
Managing Pain and Adding Comfort: A Day in Atupere Phiri's Life
Posted on Oct 2, 2015
To help people suffering from long-term debilitating illnesses, Partners In Health partnered with the Malawian Ministry of Health and the Palliative Care Support Trust, a charity based in Blantyre, to launch a palliative care program in 2012 in Malawi’s remote southern district of Neno. Since its inception, the program has provided clinic- and home-based care to 225 patients living with health conditions such as Kaposi sarcoma, cervical cancer, hypertension and stroke, and liver cirrhosis.
Wrapped in Hope
Posted on Oct 5, 2012
Head scarves add a touch of beauty to the lives of women undergoing cancer treatment in Haiti.
Revolutionary Cancer Care in Rwanda
Posted on Jul 18, 2012
The Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence is the first of its kind to bring comprehensive cancer care to rural East Africa.
Rwanda to Open First Comprehensive Cancer Center in Rural East Africa
Posted on Jul 2, 2012
PIH partners with Ministry of Health to launch Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence
At Butaro Hospital, Rwanda, the first doses of chemotherapy are delivered
Posted on Jun 1, 2012
Dr. Lydia Pace reflects on lessons learned as staff prepare for the opening of the Cancer Center of Excellence in July 2012.
Dana Farber's Lawrence Shulman announces a partnership to fight cancer in Rwanda
Posted on Mar 28, 2012
"By joining forces, we can offer cancer patients of all ages a chance at life," says Dr. Shulman.
Growing program "twins" Rwandan physicians with Boston-based oncologists
Posted on Dec 13, 2011
Program initiated by PIH's Sara Stulac is credited for improving outcomes for children with lymphoma.
New Report: Closing the Cancer Divide
Posted on Oct 28, 2011
Readily available and affordable cancer prevention, treatment, and pain relief interventions could decrease deaths and improve the lives of millions in developing countries.
Dr. Ruth Damuse's story
Posted on Oct 14, 2011
Launching one of the first public breast cancer clinics in Haiti.