PIH Model Transforms Health Care, Saves Lives in Rwanda, Madagascar

Posted on Jul 30, 2018

The movement toward universal health care is growing—no matter the setting. 

Two new studies highlight incredible improvements in child and maternal health in Rwanda and Madagascar in recent years, showing repeated success, in very different environments, for Partners In Health’s ground-up model of building health systems and supporting universal care.  

One Mother's Fear in Lesotho: Will My Newborn Also Live With HIV?

Posted on May 8, 2018

Thabo Lerata* was born at 1 p.m. on Jan. 1, 2018, the first baby of the New Year to be delivered at Holy Cross Health Center in the highland district of Mohale’s Hoek, Lesotho.

His 36-year-old mother, Mathabo Lerata,* made quite a trip to bring him into the world.  

A Mission to Stop Cholera in Haiti

Posted on Dec 21, 2017

Working with Haiti's Ministry of Health, PIH hopes to eliminate cholera in Mirebalais, home to nearly 100,000, through vaccinations, hygiene education, and water filtration systems.

Lovenyou's Transformation in Haiti

Posted on Nov 8, 2017

Lovenyou Pierre arrived at University Hospital in Mirebalais, Haiti, barely conscious and starving. PIH staff enrolled him in its malnutrition program. Four months later, he was a different little boy.

PIH Releases How-to Guides for Mentoring, Quality Improvement Program

Posted on Oct 10, 2017

A Partners In Health model for mentoring health care workers is gaining broad attention after improving qualities of care in Rwanda and elsewhere for several years, and a new guideline—along with a separate, cost-analysis toolkit—describes how health centers and systems can implement the model, combat the global shortage of quality health care staffing and plan budgets across a range of services.
 
"Building a culture of high-quality care delivery processes and systems is almost impossible, especially in resource-limited settings,” said Anatole Manzi, director

Staff Share Stories After Quake in Mexico

Posted on Sep 15, 2017

PIH staff assessed damage from the 8.1-magnitude earthquake that rocked Mexico last week and shared stories of crumbling houses, mudslides, and an emergency birth.
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