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UGHE Graduation: Scholar Lisa Berwa Talks About Holistic Approach to Health
The University of Global Health Equity (UGHE), a Partners In Health initiative in northern Rwanda, will graduate 28 students Sunday from its flagship master’s in science for global health delivery (MGHD) program. This year’s virtual graduation ceremony will award degrees to UGHE’s fifth cohort since the university opened in 2015. Despite
UGHE Graduation: Scholar Gloria Igihozo Reflects on Activism, Equity
At the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE), a Partners In Health initiative in northern Rwanda, the graduating class of master’s students have had a memorable year. Despite a time of global uncertainty, the COVID-19 pandemic has presented new learning opportunities through UGHE’s quality online teaching, offered a new dimension to health curricula, and
COVID-19 Observation Center Ensuring Safety, Reducing Stigma in Liberia
Robert-Lee Dahn’s successful stay in a precautionary observation center for COVID-19 in Maryland County, Liberia, has enabled him to safely reunite with his family, rejoin his community, and improve local perceptions about quarantining during the pandemic. Dahn, 43, is a regular volunteer in the non-communicable disease clinic at J.J. Dossen
Malawi Program Boosting Support for Survivors of Sexual and Gender-based Violence
In Neno District, Malawi, district health records from 2019 showed zero cases of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). But no one working in health care in the rural, mountainous district believed that to be true. And when staff for Abwenzi Pa Za Umoyo, as Partners In Health is known in Malawi,
The Rise of a Lifesaving Blood Bank in Sierra Leone
“Limitless,” said Nurse-Midwife Isata Dumbuya, describing the access she had to blood as a clinician working for the United Kingdom’s National Health Service. “As many units as you needed would be available at the drop of a hat. “It’s a real life-changer in the maternity unit,” she continued. “When a
Global Affairs Canada partnership elevates health and rights of women and girls in Sierra Leone and Malawi
Thousands of women and girls served by Partners In Health in Sierra Leone and Malawi will be empowered to access gender-responsive health services and realize their right to health through support from Global Affairs Canada. The five-year, $12-million project with PIH Canada, launched in 2019 and running until 2024, will
Research: Adolescents In Peru Face Barriers to HIV Treatment Adherence
Globally, AIDS-related deaths among teens are on the rise, even as fewer adults and children are dying of the disease, despite monumental advances in treatment and research over the past decade. UNAIDS estimates that 1.8 million adolescents worldwide are living with HIV. In Latin America and the Caribbean, as many as 74,000
As COVID-19 Cases Mount in Peru, Medical and Social Support Are Key
From mobile clinics to chatbots, Partners In Health is bringing technologies old and new to the fight against COVID-19 in Peru – one of the hardest hit countries in South America, despite its early success in curtailing the virus. Known locally as Socios En Salud, PIH has focused its work
Need To Know: Social Support
Partners In Health staff often talk about the five “S’s” essential to quality health care: staff, stuff, space, systems, and social support. Each piece is equally important in building a strong public health system and in caring for patients—not just their current illness or chronic condition, but their ability to