PIH Braces for Hurricane Irma

Posted on Sep 6, 2017

Staff in Haiti are preparing clinics and hospitals for Hurricane Irma, a Category 5 storm expected to bring winds of up to 180 miles per hour and torrential rains as early as Thursday morning.

Meet University Hospital's OB-GYN Residents

Posted on Dec 7, 2015

Zanmi Lasante, as Partners In Health is known in Haiti, began training obstetrics and gynecology residents at University Hospital in 2014. Read about the first class here.

Haiti Continues to Battle Cholera Outbreak

Posted on Jun 11, 2015

Haiti is still grappling with a pernicious cholera epidemic nearly five years after the disease's first appearance in the country. Beyond Port-au-Prince and its suburbs, the Artibonite and Centre regions—the hub of operations for Zanmi Lasante, Partners In Health’s sister organization in Haiti—have been among the hardest hit, especially the communities of St. Marc, Mirebalais, Hinche, and Lascahobas. So far, PIH/ZL staff are seeing two or three times as many patients in 2015 as they did over the same period last year.

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.