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…
Renewable energy ensures reliable power for lifesaving care in remote regions Posted on June 14, 2022 When the power goes out in a hospital, the lights aren’t the only thing that could shut off. A power outage could disrupt surgeries and disable lifesaving medical equipment, including oxygen concentrators keeping patients Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…
New PIH-led initiative offers essential medical treatment, ‘Oxygen is life’ Posted on April 4, 2022 Dr. Paul Sonenthal will never forget the sounds that erupted in the ward day after day: patients suddenly gasping for breath, almost in unison. This painful soundtrack stemmed from oxygen deprivation. At the small, regional Read more…
Project will expand hospital to 240 beds, foster learning, innovation Posted on Dec 13, 2021 On December 10, Partners In Health (PIH), the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE), and the Rwandan government broke ground on the next phase of growth for PIH-supported Butaro District Hospital. The ambitious, multi-year construction Read more…