Removing IP barriers for COVID-19 vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics the right step for human rights and stopping the pandemic. Posted February 2, 2021 By Mark Brender and Alicia Ely Yamin On a deeply unequal planet where access to health is too often governed by profit and purchasing power, it’s understandable Read more…
From homes to hospitals, on rough roads and steep slopes, from capitals to rural communities, these moments in time give a glimpse of how PIHers around the world joined together this year to respond to COVID-19, continue lifesaving services across all of our health care areas, and show that health is a human right Read more…
A list of our 14 favourite press moments from the past year There was no shortage of work for Partners In Health (PIH) in 2020 and headlines captured that well. From CNN to Forbes to CBC and beyond, leading North American news outlets featured PIH’s efforts to stop COVID-19 and deliver Read more…
1. Your gift with help strengthen health systems to fight COVID-19 and build resiliency to combat future emergencies Partners In Health is committed to standing with the families and communities we serve throughout this pandemic and beyond. We are leveraging almost four decades of experience fighting infectious diseases to counter COVID-19 Read more…
Today, on Human Rights Day, December 10, governments are convening at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to decide whether to suspend patents and other barriers on medical tools dedicated to the global COVID-19 response. International human rights law understands intellectual property to be a social construct that cannot interfere with Read more…
PIH program officer reflects on lessons from Ebola and COVID-19, shares story in support of survivors In Sierra Leone—a country unjustly accustomed to infectious disease outbreaks—COVID-19 has impacted one group particularly hard: Ebola survivors. Years after the world’s largest outbreak of the virus, between 2014 and 2016, those who beat Read more…
In the face of COVID-19 and all its accompanying challenges, Canadians are coming together to take on the spirit of generosity and solidarity with the global community for Giving Tuesday 2020. With your support, we can fight COVID-19 and build a future with health care for all. This year, The Read more…
In celebration of the Netflix launch of Bending the Arc, Dr. Jane Philpott shares her thoughts on the acclaimed documentary, which follows the story of PIH’s early years and our global fight for health care and justice. Dr. Philpott is the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Read more…
This year’s global recognition of diabetes care has a theme – “Nurses Make the Difference” – that rings incredibly true for PIH’s growing non-communicable disease programs Gedeon Ngoga said several global factors—the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report on health inequities, and World Diabetes Day, which is Saturday—all have a common Read more…
Partners In Health leaders discuss the challenges and successes of PIH’s work in Sierra Leone and the urgent need for the Maternal Center of Excellence. In late October, Partners In Health leaders held a webinar panel to discuss ongoing maternal health work in Sierra Leone, looking back over the past Read more…