Outbreaks have scientists on alert, but risk to the public is low Posted on March 27, 2023 Farmers and families aren’t the only ones keeping an eye on chickens. Global health experts, too, are closely watching the bird. That’s because of a variant of avian flu, also known as “bird Read more…
PIH director of emergency care on global training, improving patient outcomes Posted on February 15, 2023 Dr. Shada Rouhani thinks about emergencies often: How to prevent them, manage them, and better equip doctors and hospitals to handle them. As Partners In Health’s director of emergency care, Rouhani has, for many Read more…
PIH connects thousands of people with essential resources to access and benefit from health care Posted on January 25, 2022 From Rwanda to Peru, Partners In Health provides more than medical care: We cook meals for our patients. We give them a place to stay. We pay for their bus Read more…
Zanmi Lasante physician raises standards for crucial oxygen delivery to patients Posted on November 7, 2022 To truly understand Dr. Benoucheca Pierre, it’s worth recounting her recent travels to Madagascar, where she lead physicians creating new national standards for delivering medical oxygen to patients. In July, Pierre, chief of Read more…
Zanmi Lasante ‘not going anywhere, committed to our mission.’ Posted on Oct 5, 2022 Current Situation Haiti has faced a steadily deteriorating security situation over the past 15 months, which has worsened dramatically in recent weeks. Gang violence, protests, roadblocks, damaged communications infrastructure, and fuel shortages pose grave operational and Read more…
PIH hires pediatricians to serve rural communities, fill unmet need Posted on Sept 16, 2022 Dr. Zulema García and Dr. Azucena Espinosa have been pediatricians with Partners In Health since April. But their history in Chiapas dates back many years. Espinosa arrived in the rural, coffee-growing Sierra Madre region Read more…
PIH reinforces electricity at J.J. Dossen Memorial Hospital to enhance safety and quality of care Posted on Sept 12, 2022 Electricity is non-negotiable. Yet it is simply not a reality at health centers, clinics, and hospitals around the world for a variety of reasons, principally due to years of disinvestment Read more…
Follow oxygen’s path from production, through delivery, and to a patient’s bedside Posted on Aug 24, 2022 Oxygen is one of many critical building blocks of a functional and equitable health system—like running water and 24-hour power. Yet most medical facilities in low- and middle-income countries lack access to this Read more…
Teams provided emergency care, support, and long-term solutions alongside partners Posted on Aug 14, 2022 One year ago, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck 80 miles west of the capital of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, leaving more than 2,200 people dead, 1,800 injured, and hundreds of families displaced. Authorities reported that 97 health centers Read more…
PIH provides new drugs, influences nationwide program Posted on Aug 8, 2022 Some got it from needle injuries. Others got it from donating blood. Still others didn’t know the source of their infection. But for years in Rwanda, hepatitis C was a death sentence. Then, in 2015, a medical breakthrough Read more…