In Haiti, PIH staff face armed gangs, fuel shortages, and blockades amid ongoing unrest. Despite challenges, all 12 PIH sites remain open and operational.
Despite strikes and civil unrest, PIH staff and patients remain safe, but food, water, and medical supplies are running low due to transportation blockades.
Elyse, diagnosed with cancer, recovered after surgery and treatment at Butaro Hospital. Now cancer-free, he runs a shop and dreams of becoming a doctor.
Ophelia Dahl reflected about PIH’s early days in Haiti and on how deeply she and other co-founders wished to “make a dent in the extreme poverty faced by thousands of Haitians,” in partnership with local colleagues.
UGHE’s new Rwanda campus has transformed Butaro, providing jobs, infrastructure, and community development, while fostering education and local pride.
UGHE’s new campus in Rwanda symbolizes a global commitment to health equity, offering education that integrates medical training with human rights and social justice.
PIH’s Dr. Joia Mukherjee argues that achieving universal health coverage requires direct funding to local health systems, not bypassing them.
One in three women globally face violence. In Haiti, PIH and Zanmi Lasante address SGBV through comprehensive care, research, and prevention efforts.