As the novel coronavirus continues to spread, patients aren’t just at risk of contracting its resulting illness, COVID-19. They also face higher risk for all other health issues, as many facilities must divert resources from routine medicine to emergency care. What’s more, COVID-19 is preventing families from seeking the care Read more…
As Liberians celebrate Mother’s Day throughout May, on different dates according to different religious leaders and churches, one new mother in particular is thankful for her first child and newfound joy. Because for Jacqueline Bedell, 23, motherhood did not come easy. Bedell was six months pregnant when she visited Pleebo Read more…
The following essay was written by Dr. Sheila Davis, PIH’s CEO and an expert nurse, in honour of Nurses Week, which extends from May 6 through May 12. This is not the celebratory Nurses Week I had imagined for 2020. This being what the World Health Organization named the Year Read more…