More than 90% of community health workers in Peru are women. Delia Lunasco is among them. Posted on Aug 4, 2023 In March, a woman was killed every three days in Peru. Since January, the country has seen at least 51 cases of femicide. Gender-based violence is just one of the Read more…
Community-level workers are trusted neighbours, advocates Posted on April 17, 2023 In Haiti, they are known as accompagnateurs. In Peru, they are agentes comunitarios. In Mexico, they are acompañantes. Around the world, they are known as community health workers, and they form the backbone of Partners In Health. PIH has Read more…
PIH pilot guides government’s new nationwide strategy Posted on April 10, 2023 When the national community health worker program launched in Liberia in 2016, the Ministry of Health prioritized patients living more than five kilometers from the nearest health facility–about 29% of the population. In an effort to reach more Read more…
PIH care transforms lives, careers Posted on March 27, 2023 In the rural community of Rwinkwavu, in eastern Rwanda, Jean Claude “Gatoto” Rutayisire spends his days managing care for patients living with non-communicable diseases—making sure they have a community health worker assigned to their case and access to free medical 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…
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…
‘Problem Management Plus’ intervention eases symptoms of depression, anxiety for patients across PIH sites Posted on October 9, 2022 There were few, if any, mental health care options for the 64-year-old woman in Chiapas, Mexico, who suffered from depression, anxiety, and social isolation. That’s because for every 100,000 residents in Read more…
PIH’s co-lead psychiatrist on the challenges, progress, and work yet to be done in mental health care globally Posted on May 25, 2022 Dr. Giuseppe (Bepi) Raviola, co-director of mental health at Partners In Health, writes this reflection as the world settles into a third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, Read more…
Study shows Malawi’s “household model” also helps reduce stigma, prevent hospitalization Posted on April 4, 2022 For Catherine Benito, a community health worker (CHW) in Neno District, 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. Benito, Read more…
Patient becomes advocate in diabetes management in rural Liberia Posted on Nov 19, 2021 Tina Thomas was first diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 26 after months of feeling unwell. She had lost weight, was urinating frequently, drinking water, and sometimes eating excessively. “My complexion changed and people kept Read more…