When he first arrived in January 2018 at the mobile malnutrition clinic in Goyavier, near Saint-Marc, Marcellus Adnelson was 12 months old but weighed only 4.9 kg (10 lbs, 13 oz.). He was exceptionally thin, with sunken eyes, rust-coloured hair and an alarmingly small upper arm circumference. The nursing staff Read more…
By Mark Brender in recognition of International Human Solidarity Day 2018. A group of health professionals in Vancouver hosted a screening last week of Bending the Arc, the documentary film that chronicles Partners In Health and the global movement for the right to health. In discussion afterward, an audience member noted Read more…
Walking around her clinic in the muggy heat, Gladys, 52, attracts a lot of attention. During the morning’s whirlwind of activity, people rush up to her from every direction: uniformed midwives, women with newborn babies strapped to their backs, heavily pregnant women. She speaks to everyone in a gentle, encouraging Read more…
Millions of people — many of them young and most of them poor — will die around the world this year from diseases and conditions for which safe, effective and affordable treatments exist. These are what our patients and colleagues in Haiti call “stupid deaths” – unjust deaths that could Read more…
Emergencies happen. When they do, we believe that all people, no matter where they live or how much money they have, deserve to be able to receive high-quality emergency medical care. Since 2014, PIH Canada has been supporting the Emergency Medicine Residency program at University Hospital of Mirebalais, training Read more…
When 18-year-old Fanta Karoma found out she was pregnant, she was scared. It was her second pregnancy—her first child had been stillborn, after a complicated birth—and it was also bad timing. She was training to become a seamstress in Kono, eastern Sierra Leone, and enjoyed stitching patterns from lapa fabric, Read more…
Isabel from Peru Isabel (pictured at left) and her husband, Angel, live on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, and walk through the city streets selling snacks and candies to earn a small income. When Isabel visited a PIH clinic and found out she was pregnant with her first child, she Read more…
Idah Mtunduwatha has worked as a community health worker (CHW) with PIH in Neno District, Malawi, since 2017. A mother of one, Idah’s responsibilities include providing health education and screening services to her assigned households, visiting patients with non-communicable diseases and HIV to ensure they are taking their medicines, and Read more…
The rural compound where Agnes Paulo has lived since she was born sits atop a ridge that, in the dry season at this time of year, is dusty and brown. Steps away are downward slopes dotted by agricultural fields, including her family’s. The view across the valley is hazy through Read more…
– By Mark Brender A soft cry comes from inside Agnes Ubaruta’s small mud home in rural southern Kayonza, Rwanda. Aline is awake. Agnes goes inside and comes back carrying her daughter, curled and sleepy, in her arms. Aline is three now and thriving, which is something Agnes couldn’t have Read more…