Social Medicine: What Is It and Why Does It Matter A deeper look at the concept driving PIH’s work around the world Posted February 1, 2024 PIH’s noncommunicable diseases (NCD) team visits Richard Mavuto and his family at their home in Chidakusani, a community in Neno, Malawi. Mavuto, who has hypertension Read more…
Top media coverage and events highlight PIH’s impact in global health At Partners In Health, 2023 was a year of deepening our commitment to global health equity, from sustaining our care for millions of patients worldwide to advocating for policy change. From Haiti to Peru to Lesotho, we continued to accompany Read more…
PIH marks one year since co-founder’s passing with reflections from friends and colleagues Posted on February 21, 2023 As Partners In Health marks one year since the passing of Dr. Paul Farmer, we remember our beloved co-founder’s life and legacy—a force that planted the seeds of our community decades ago Read more…
The blog stories, social posts, and videos that highlight a year of loss, emergency response, and advocacy Posted on December 21, 2022 In February 2022, Partners In Health’s (PIH) Co-founder and Chief Strategist Dr. Paul Farmer unexpectedly passed away. PIHers and individuals around the world mourned his loss and reflected on his Read more…
PIH Canada’s National Director, Mark Brender, spoke to the situation in Haiti at Canada’s Subcommittee on International Human Rights Posted on December 9, 2022 Today, the Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development conducted a briefing on the current Read more…
With outbreaks in Haiti and beyond, PIH calls for increased production and distribution Posted on November 29, 2022 Cholera outbreaks in Haiti and around the world are worsening, triggered by droughts, floods, war, and political instability that have forced vulnerable people to live amidst unsanitary conditions. At Zanmi Lasante (ZL), PIH’s sister organization Read more…
For more than 30 years, our focus has been on achieving long-term impact by merging social justice with medicine Posted on November 28, 2022 Finding the best nonprofit to support requires some research. The organization’s mission should align with your personal values. It should tackle the complex issues you are Read more…
PIH fights to make treatment for TB, HIV, COVID-19 accessible to all Posted on November 21, 2022 A pill could save the man’s life. But it wasn’t available in Liberia. For months, he had suffered from an unknown disease, without access to a diagnosis or drugs. He had poured his Read more…
New Global Public Investment Network proposes bold way to rethink funding for health and other world challenges Posted on Sept 26, 2022 Anyone seeking evidence that the current system for funding global health and other vital initiatives is failing should consider the world’s response to COVID-19. To date, there have Read more…
“North Star” enshrines Farmer’s vision for global health equity, a precursor to future legislation Posted on Sept 20, 2022 A new coalition in the U.S. House of Representatives today introduced a resolution honoring the life and work of Partners In Health Co-founder Dr. Paul Farmer with an ambitious roadmap to end medically avertable deaths and realize global Read more…