All donations MATCHED up to $90,000 before December 31st! Posted on December 29, 2022 With three days left in the year, here are four reasons why a generous gift to PIH Canada will do a world of good for our patients…and maybe even for you, too: If you made it Read more…
New initiative will transform rural health centers and reduce maternal and infant mortality Posted on December 21, 2022 The maternal mortality rate is alarming in Sierra Leone, where 1 in 20 women face a lifetime risk of dying in pregnancy or childbirth. The mortality rate of infants and children under Read more…
Since 2018, staff have performed more than 2,000 emergency and elective surgeries Posted on December 21, 2022 When a 26-year-old man arrived at the hospital dripping in blood and holding nearly all of his intestines, Dr. Sterman Toussaint was optimistic. “I told him to calm down and that everything would Read more…
PIH hosts workshop for teens in rural Mexico Posted on December 21, 2022 In the rural community of Reforma, 100 teens gathered to take photos, make collages, and paint a mural. But the lesson was about more than art. The activities were part of a three-day workshop on sexual and Read more…
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…