The Power of Social Support in Improving Mental Health Cecelia Green receives business support, treatment for depression through PIH Liberia’s programs Posted June 19, 2024 Cecelia Green shares her personal story to the Gedetarbo Women’s Group, Clan Chief, and others in Maryland County, Liberia. Photo by Luther N. Mafalleh / Read more…
Treating Mental Health and Tuberculosis in Rural Lesotho Since 2017, PIH Lesotho has screened thousands of patients with TB for depression, anxiety, and other mental health conditions Posted June 21, 2024 Qacha Qabane during an examination with Registered Nurse Thuso Ntsapi at Nkau Health Center in Mohale’s Hoek District, Lesotho. Read more…
Confronting Injustice by Providing Care in Chiapas Cecilia Gálvez became a nurse to support her community in Chiapas, Mexico, but is now facing extreme challenges as violence escalates in the region Posted June 17, 2024 A nurse feeds a newborn in the special care baby unit at PIH-supported Koidu Government Read more…
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit: Bridging Gaps and Fostering Hope Celebrating three years of pediatric mental health services in Sierra Leone Posted June 14, 2024 Juliet Thomas (left) with her 6-year-old son Hassan (right). Thomas brings Hassan to the Child and Adolescent Mental Health unit for support with managing Read more…
Q&A: How Nurses Are Uniquely Equipped to Lead in Global Health Vicky Reed uses skills she learned as a nurse to shape her approach as interim executive director of PIH Sierra Leone Posted June 5, 2024 A nurse feeds a newborn in the special care baby unit at PIH-supported Koidu Read more…
They are Not Alone: Three Transgender Women’s Stories of Resistance in Peru In the midst of adversity, three transgender women in central Lima help each other to cope with lives marked by violence and discrimination. Posted June 5, 2024 N., Paloma, and Daniela, tenants of “El Muro”, have found community Read more…
Providing Mental Health Care for Pregnant Women and Mothers in Peru Partners In Health has provided mental health care to pregnant women and mothers in northern Lima since 2018 Posted May 28, 2024 Leidith Tinoco, a participant in Socios En Salud’s mental health program for pregnant women and mothers — Read more…
Celebrating PIH’s commitment to women’s rights and health on International Women’s Day 2023 Posted on March 8, 2023 This International Women’s Day, the theme is #EmbraceEquity. To celebrate PIH’s commitment to women’s rights and health, Partners In Health connected with women in leadership roles around our organization and asked them: What Read more…
NY Times Opinion – Written by Zeynep Tufekci Posted on December 5, 2022 Originally published on the New York Times. Excerpt: “Shortly after Paul Farmer helped get Partners in Health off the ground in 1987, international global health groups were debating whether it was even possible to treat poor patients Read more…
For more than 30 years, our focus has been on achieving long-term impact by merging social justice with medicine Posted on November 28, 2022 Finding the best nonprofit to support requires some research. The organization’s mission should align with your personal values. It should tackle the complex issues you are Read more…