PIH improves access to chronic disease care Posted on December 21, 2022 It started with thirst. Then came cramps. Then, hallucinations. That’s when Meysi Mendoza knew something was wrong. The 53-year-old resident of Carabayllo, a district in northern Lima, had been feeling fine until then, selling fish, plantains, and aguaje, Read more…
Treatment centers open amidst malnutrition, ongoing challenges Posted on December 21, 2022 As the latest cholera outbreak in Haiti continues, its impact is clear: children under 5 have been most affected. As of December 6, the Haitian Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP) reported 13,586 suspected cases of cholera, 11,670 Read more…
The blog stories, social posts, and videos that highlight a year of loss, emergency response, and advocacy Posted on December 21, 2022 In February 2022, Partners In Health’s (PIH) Co-founder and Chief Strategist Dr. Paul Farmer unexpectedly passed away. PIHers and individuals around the world mourned his loss and reflected on his Read more…
PIH Canada’s National Director, Mark Brender, spoke to the situation in Haiti at Canada’s Subcommittee on International Human Rights Posted on December 9, 2022 Today, the Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development conducted a briefing on the current 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…
Free testing, treatment, and counseling restores life and hope in Peru Posted on November 30, 2022 In early 2020, as millions worldwide were grappling with the onset of the pandemic, Cruz Antonio Sifuentes was weathering another storm: a diagnosis with HIV. The 35-year-old resident of Los Olivos, an impoverished community Read more…
With outbreaks in Haiti and beyond, PIH calls for increased production and distribution Posted on November 29, 2022 Cholera outbreaks in Haiti and around the world are worsening, triggered by droughts, floods, war, and political instability that have forced vulnerable people to live amidst unsanitary conditions. At Zanmi Lasante (ZL), PIH’s sister organization 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…
Unit will provide care for the most at-risk infants Posted on November 23, 2022 Babies born prematurely or with complications in Kirehe, Rwanda now have a higher chance of survival. Partners In Health recently opened a newly-renovated Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Kirehe District Hospital, in partnership with the Read more…
PIH fights to make treatment for TB, HIV, COVID-19 accessible to all Posted on November 21, 2022 A pill could save the man’s life. But it wasn’t available in Liberia. For months, he had suffered from an unknown disease, without access to a diagnosis or drugs. He had poured his Read more…