Training Liberia's Next Generation of Doctors and Nurses

Posted on Jan 25, 2020

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PIH's medical education program in Liberia helps doctors and nurses obtain specialized skills in rural facilities in the southeast region of the country.

University Hospital in Haiti Earns Global Accreditation as Teaching Institution

Posted on Jan 15, 2020

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The global recognition for University Hospital in Mirebalais affirms that it meets the highest international standards as a teaching institution, a remarkable achievement in a setting with limited resources.

Our 2019 in Photos

Posted on Dec 24, 2019

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19 snapshots of how PIH brings justice to health care around the world

Training the Trainers: Emergency Medicine Course Aims to Expand Care in Haiti

Posted on Dec 19, 2019

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Two vital questions about lifesaving care—where are you when you have an emergency, and what can be done for you—often are too closely connected.

On Rounds with Dr. Paul Farmer

Posted on Dec 13, 2019

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Join the infectious disease expert and PIH co-founder in Sierra Leone as he mentors clinicians through their most difficult cases.

Need to Know: How Kangaroo Mother Care is Keeping Babies Healthy in Liberia

Posted on Dec 9, 2019

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Nurses have helped Cecile Johnson care for her newborn daughter, Sheba, teaching direct, skin-to-skin contact and other vital practices for babies born prematurely and at low weights.

PIH's 2018 Annual Report

Posted on Nov 19, 2018

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Our 2018 Annual Report serves as a record of last year's accomplishments—and as a thank you to all of our invaluable partners who make this lifesaving work possible.

'That’s Where the Journey Begins': Data Specialist Starts Fellowship in Malawi

Posted on Aug 2, 2018

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Themba Nyirenda was lying in bed at about 7 a.m. one morning this May, checking email on his laptop, when he got news he’d been hoping for since 2015. He immediately called his girlfriend, despite the early hour. “You cannot believe what I’m looking at,” Nyirenda said.

Global Views, Local Ideas: Lab Leaders Collaborate at Annual Workshop

Posted on May 17, 2018

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Laboratory Director Roger Calderon needed more space to support tuberculosis work in Lima, Peru, so he led design and construction of a new lab made from a shipping container. Four people can work in the 400-square-foot facility, which has centrifuges, freezers and a customized ventilation system that recirculates the air 27 times an hour.

Fellowship Providing Vital Support for Nursing Leaders

Posted on Nov 29, 2017

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As she spoke to nurse managers from Rwanda, Liberia and Haiti, Dr. Lynda Tyer-Viola—a longtime nurse manager in Texas—cited a daily situation that’s true for medical professionals anywhere.

“The everyday minutiae sucks all the air out of the room,” she said, referring to the flood of unexpected, urgent tasks that arise in busy hospital environments. Such tasks often detract from larger projects or duties, Tyer-Viola said, and can change whatever plans managers thought they had for their day.