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The Leadership We Need: Canada’s Role in a Ransacked World

April 9, 2025

As the U.S. cuts critical aid programs, millions face dire consequences. Canada’s leadership in global health and aid is vital to supporting vulnerable communities and upholding our shared values.

Research: Household Coverage by Health Workers Increases Access To Care, Treatment

Community health worker Catherine Benito visits a household in Neno District, Malawi.

March 31, 2022

For Catherine Benito, a community health worker in Malawi, Cyclone Ana may have ripped out an entire wall of her home in January, but it didn’t stop her regular visits to 26 households nearby.

A Momentous Loss, a Beautiful Legacy

March 2, 2022

PIH Canada’s National Director, Mark Brender, writes tribute to honour the legacy of Dr. Paul Farmer

Canada’s Colonial Charity Rules Harm Emergency Response

In Malawi, roads, bridges, and homes collapsed due to torrential rain and winds from tropical storm Ana

February 2, 2022

PIH Canada National Director, Mark Brender, argues changes are needed to put more autonomy and authority in hands of those caring for local communities

When celebrating Canada’s efforts, history and solidarity need a seat at the table

Nadine, a Community Health Worker, sitting with boxes of cholera vaccines, ready to be distributed in various sites and communities in Haiti.

February 2, 2022

On Human Rights Day, a Renewed Call for Vaccine Equity as a Human Right

Supporters of the People’s Vaccine participate in a rally for global solidarity against vaccine apartheid.

December 10, 2021

Canada must do better in standing up for vaccine access for all

PIH Canada Celebrating 10 Years

As PIH Canada enters our second decade, it’s gratifying to look back to see how far we have come. We’re humbled by the more than $22-million mobilized by PIH Canada’s supporters and partners in the past ten years, and the countless lives that have been transformed as a result. Here are some of the ways we have put your generosity to work.

November 22, 2021

PIH Canada reflects on the past decade.

Why Canada must support a temporary waiver of IP during the COVID-19 crisis

Nurse Sylvia Y. Kamara prepares to administer a COVID-19 vaccine at PIH-supported Koidu Government Hospital, the vaccination site for Kono District in Sierra Leone.

May 6, 2021

Partners In Health and Results Canada urge Canada to support the TRIPS waiver, enabling global vaccine production and equitable COVID-19 response.

Tapestry 2030 Podcast – No Woman or Girl Left Behind

No Woman or Girl Left Behind in Malawi & Sierra Leone

March 4, 2021

PIH leaders discuss the ‘No Woman or Girl Left Behind’ project and its impact on women’s health in Sierra Leone and Malawi on the Tapestry 2030 podcast.