Photo by Rebecca E. Rollins / Partners In Health Dr. Patrick Ulysse (center) and Dr. Regan Marsh (right) visit 21-year-old patient Fadacia Mirriam in her home inPleebo, Liberia. After a decade of working for Partners In Health in Haiti, in early 2015 Dr. Patrick Ulysse moved to Maryland County, Liberia Read more…
Written by: Mylini Saposan, member of the Education subgroup of the PIHC Working Group. On February 26, 2016, I had the privilege of attending the Student Global Health Forum, hosted by the Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research at the University of Waterloo. The result of the efforts of student committees Read more…
The Tula Foundation is a hidden gem within the Canadian philanthropic community. Headquartered at Heriot Bay on Quadra Island, Tula’s Hakai initiative undertakes a range of ground-breaking environmental, science and leadership programming on BC’s Central Coast, while TulaSalud addresses primary health systems and nursing in rural and indigenous regions of Read more…
The PIHC Education subgroup is part of a high action-impact working group that works to raise awareness of PIH Canada and the current opportunities present in the global health landscape. Members work together to complete tasks that are academic in nature, including submitting articles to various journals and writing global Read more…
Ermaze Louis Pierre is the project coordinator for Zamni Lasante/Partners In Health Canada’s gender-based violence (GBV) treatment and prevention program in Haiti. To recognize International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we asked Ermaze about the challenges, lessons, and successes of a comprehensive program that works to expand Read more…
When did you start working with Partners In Health? I started working with Partners In Health (PIH) in 2005. Before that, I was working as a math teacher in primary school. What exactly is your role as a CHW? Part of my role is to encourage women to be part Read more…
Nancy Wu (below, right) is a Bachelor of Medical Sciences candidate at the University of Western Ontario. She is also on the executive team of Western University Students for Partners In Health Canada, and attended our annual student conference for the first time this year. She shares her experience below. Read more…
We asked three first-year residents at University Hospital of Mirebalais in Haiti to tell us about their mentors. Resident Name: Dr. Aurelie Gilles, First-year resident in Internal Medicine Mentor: Dr. Philip Cleophat, Director of Internal Medicine Why is this person your mentor? Dr. Philip Cleophat is passionate. He not only Read more…
Students for Partners In Health Canada began in early 2012, when Katie Cundale established the inaugural Students for Partners In Health club at McGill University. Later adding the role of national Student Outreach Coordinator, Katie provided support and guidance to all the clubs, and served as an interface between Students Read more…
When health professionals dedicated to serving the poor speak of their work being a privilege, it’s patients like Naika Francine and her father Losamma that they have in mind. Naika was born three years ago with two holes in her heart. She was a thin and underweight baby – a Read more…