Beloved Episcopal priest was founding director of Zanmi Lasante in Haiti Posted on Jun 28, 2021 Partners In Health remembers Father Fritz Lafontant, who died on June 28 at his home in Haiti. Lafontant was an Episcopal priest, lifelong advocate for the marginalized, and a founding member of Partners In Health Read more…
First-year nurse with PIH in Mexico reflects on nursing, decolonization Posted on June 27, 2021 By Andi Mar Valadez Castañeda, first-year nurse at Compañeros En Salud Caregiving—the essence of the nursing profession—has been a task assigned to women for millennia, based on traditional gender roles that saw women taking care Read more…
Assessment shows vast need across 15 facilities, renovations to begin this summer Posted June 26, 2021 The little things can easily be taken for granted around a clinic or hospital—like running water in exam rooms and surgical wards, clean drinking water for patients, and accessible toilets for patients and visitors. Read more…
The social justice and global health nonprofit’s mission is both medical and moral Posted on Jun 14, 2021 Partners In Health is not an average NGO. PIH founders established the organization more than 30 years ago based on a simple, yet radical, idea: Health care is a human right. We believe Read more…
Survey of hundreds of women reveals need to provide care, support for transgender women Posted on June 7, 2021 On the streets of Lima, 86% of transgender women have faced discrimination. And more than half have experienced domestic violence. That’s according to a recent survey by Socios En Salud, as Read more…
PIHer reflects on most meaningful part of her work, what drew her to global health Posted on June 3, 2021 When picturing the people who work in global health, doctors, nurses, and clinical staff likely come to mind. Those standing in labs, sitting at desks, or answering the phone are Read more…
Panel explores mental health impact of racism amid COVID-19 Posted on June 1, 2021 Racial violence, police brutality, and other forms of racism don’t just affect the physical safety of Black, Asian, Latinx, and Indigenous people—racism also affects mental health. Yet, for many people of colour, mental health care remains costly, hard to access, Read more…
Lockdowns, national export bans, global surges in demand, shipping woes and flight delays are just some of the challenges PIH teams have faced over the past year, to provide lifesaving support to patients and health systems Posted on May 25, 2021 When Partners In Health opened a new oxygen plant Read more…
Co-op helps mothers earn income, keep families healthy Posted on May 24, 2021 In a sunlit room in Carabayllo, a woman grasps a strand of yarn and slips one of her needles through it. Between the needles is more than the tiny sweater she’s knitting. Wound up in the yarn Read more…
At Casa Materna, midwives provide holistic care for mothers Posted on May 24, 2021 In Mexico, there are 15,000 traditional midwives, 100 professional midwives and 16,684 graduates in Nursing and Obstetrics, according to 2016 data from the Institute of Public Health. But for many, midwifery is more than just a job. For Read more…
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