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How Dr. Paul Farmer Inspired, and Was Inspired by, Nurses
PIH CEO shares the co-founder’s influence on her and the field of nursing Posted on May 9, 2022 PIH CEO Dr. Sheila Davis reflects on the impact PIH Co-founder Dr. Paul Farmer had on her career as a nurse and leader and discusses the ways in which he inspired, and was inspired
In Rwanda, Mother Gives Birth to Twins, Four Days Apart
PIH staff conduct delayed interval delivery, rare and complicated procedure Posted on May 9, 2022 Alice Ukwitegetse, 20, was excited to become a mother of twins; she had already thought of names for her babies, who were due in late 2020. The only concern in the expectant mother’s mind was
PIH Fellowship Cultivates Nurses As Leaders
Alumni reflect on Global Nurse Executive Fellowship Posted on May 9, 2022 Growing up in rural Rwanda, Florence Musabyemariya used to get sick as a child and “really feared infection.” It was always nurses, she says, who calmed her and helped her feel safe to continue her treatments and check-ups,
PIH Fellowship Welcomes Third Cohort of Nurses From Seven Countries
Ten nurse leaders accepted to yearlong leadership program Posted on May 9, 2022 Gladys Mtalimanja Banda was familiar with health care long before she became a nurse midwife. She had malaria as a child and the hospital quickly became her second home. Among her frequent visits, one trip in particular stands out.
Providing Dignified Care For Mothers In Rural Mexico
PIH-Supported Birthing Center In Chiapas Continues To Save Lives Posted on May 9, 2022 Yareth Macías, 30, is originally from Jaltenango, a rural city in the Sierra Madre region of Chiapas, Mexico, but has lived in Lima, Peru for the past year with her husband. In early 2021, she found
In Rural Sierra Leone, Quality Care Closer to Home
PIH expands support to remote community health centers Posted on May 9, 2022 After centuries of extraction by foreign powers, Sierra Leone remains resource-rich but cash-poor, with little to spend on its population’s health. This injustice takes an extreme, visceral form in Kono District, where West Africa’s largest diamond mine
15-Year-Old Receives Surgery For Rare Tumor In Rural Mexico
PIH provides medical care, social support Posted on May 9, 2022 It was early 2021 when 15-year-old Juan Carlos Pérez first arrived at the clinic in Soledad, a rural community in Chiapas, Mexico, with his mother, Anita Linda Escalante. But it was not the first trip the two had made
Opening 15 Oxygen Centers in Peru Amid COVID-19
Centers will tackle the oxygen gap Posted on May 9, 2022 As COVID-19 cases surged across Peru in early 2021, many people had no choice but to stand in line for hours on the streets of Lima, even as they or their loved ones struggled to breathe. They weren’t lining up for
Research: In Rwanda, Cancer Care Continued Amid COVID-19
New research highlights innovation, and partnership to ensure chronic care Posted on May 9, 2022 Just days after the first COVID-19 case was detected in Rwanda, the government suspended all international commercial flights and instituted a national lockdown. At Inshuti Mu Buzima, as Partners In Health is known locally, staff
