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‘Life Goes On’: Patient Reflects on HIV Diagnosis, Hope
Providing sexual health care, support in Peru Posted on Sep 23, 2021 In just eight minutes, everything came crashing down. As Carlos* stared at the HIV test, he wondered what he would do. How he would work. How he would eat. How he would stay alive. The 39-year-old was already
Haiti Earthquake Updates: PIH Clinicians Arrive for Trauma Support, Emergency Care
Zanmi Lasante deploy clinicians to hard-hit areas, support supply shipments in response to Aug. 14 earthquake Posted on Sep 24, 2021 This page will be updated regularly. September 24 Now more than a month past the August 14 earthquake, Partners In Health (PIH) is transitioning from emergency response to recovery
Q&A: Neurology Fellowship in Haiti, Now Led by First-Ever Graduate, Continues to Evolve
Dr. Aaron Berkowitz, who helped develop the program, discusses his new book and the importance of Haitian-led training Posted on Sep 16, 2021 When Dr. Aaron Berkowitz read Mountains Beyond Mountains during medical school, he quickly became interested in Partners In Health (PIH). But he wasn’t quite sure how a neurologist could
Never Too Late To Learn: Providing Adult Education In Sierra Leone
Women among majority of students taking PIH program boosting literacy, support Posted on Sep 7, 2021 It’s almost 5 p.m. in rural Kono District, Sierra Leone, and the wind is picking up while dark clouds threaten rain. Still, though they have families to get home to, preferably before the downpour
Delivering Lifesaving Mental Health Care In Peru During COVID-19
Team helps patients manage depression through ongoing care, support Posted on Sep 7, 2021 Content warning: This story contains brief, general mention of suicidal ideation. The taxis are gone, again. But it isn’t the first time that Gábriel* has shown up to an empty lot. As one of the dozens
In Mexico, PIH Team Fights Misinformation Around COVID-19 Vaccines
Listening to rural communities is essential to building trust Posted on Sep 1, 2021 At the end of 2020, after almost a year of uncertainty, social isolation, and anxiety, a glimmer of hope appeared: the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines in Mexico. By August, 17% of Mexicans had been fully vaccinated,
Delivering Care, Support As COVID-19 Surges In Mexico
Third wave concentrated among the young, unvaccinated Posted on Aug 31, 2021 Just months ago, COVID-19 cases were down in Chiapas, and the majority of patients were those considered highest-risk, such as the elderly. But now, as the third wave of the pandemic sweeps across Mexico and its mountainous southern
Emergency Medicine Graduate Among First Responders to Haiti Earthquake
Handful of former medical residents respond in the South, more on their way Posted on Aug 31, 2021 Immediately after the 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, Dr. Dyemy Dumerjuste and his colleagues quickly assessed the situation from Port-au-Prince. And shortly after, he was on a helicopter, as part of the first
In Sierra Leone, Shining a Light on Pediatric Mental Health
PIH supporting country’s first mental health unit for children and adolescents Posted on Aug 27, 2021 On a cloudy July morning on the lush green outskirts of Freetown, Sierra Leone, Dr. Elizabeth Allieu stands in front of a classroom of preteen and teen girls, encouragingly telling them that there are no wrong answers to the question