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…
Emergency response to the devastating 2010 earthquake has grown into a system of mental health care in Haiti that now serves thousands of patients and has become a model for overcoming systemic and structural challenges Tatiana Therosme gathered herself for a moment before talking about a young woman, born with HIV, who battled Read more…
Caring for Ourselves, and Each Other, on World Mental Health Day 2020 Dr. Giuseppe (Bepi) Raviola, director of mental health at Partners In Health, shares below how PIH has invested in and incorporated mental health into COVID-19 care around the world, and reflects on the importance of self-care during moments of Read more…
In August, Haiti’s health care system registered a major victory: the first COVID-19 patient to survive intubation and mechanical ventilation returned home to his family after 29 days at the University Hospital of Mirebalais, the state-of-the-art facility that has served as a lifeline for patients from across the country. Yet even a Read more…
No matter where you are in the world, this school year is bound to be different—COVID-19 has impacted education systems from Kazakhstan to Canada, moving some schools fully online and others to a hybrid model. And schools around the world are instructing students to wash their hands, wear a mask Read more…
In a sunlit room, a mother shows her daughter a small pink bead, holding it up in one hand and grasping a plastic jar full of beads in the other. The blue and green mat beneath them is sprinkled with pieces of all colors and shapes. Her daughter, a toddler, Read more…