Dr. Aaron Berkowitz, who helped develop the program, discusses his new book and the importance of Haitian-led training Posted on Sep 16, 2021 When Dr. Aaron Berkowitz read Mountains Beyond Mountains during medical school, he quickly became interested in Partners In Health (PIH). But he wasn’t quite sure how a neurologist could Read more…
Team helps patients manage depression through ongoing care, support Posted on Sep 7, 2021 Content warning: This story contains brief, general mention of suicidal ideation. The taxis are gone, again. But it isn’t the first time that Gábriel* has shown up to an empty lot. As one of the dozens Read more…
Listening to rural communities is essential to building trust Posted on Sep 1, 2021 At the end of 2020, after almost a year of uncertainty, social isolation, and anxiety, a glimmer of hope appeared: the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines in Mexico. By August, 17% of Mexicans had been fully vaccinated, Read more…
Third wave concentrated among the young, unvaccinated Posted on Aug 31, 2021 Just months ago, COVID-19 cases were down in Chiapas, and the majority of patients were those considered highest-risk, such as the elderly. But now, as the third wave of the pandemic sweeps across Mexico and its mountainous southern Read more…
Proper treatment of broken bones, wounds, “crush injuries” means life or death for survivors Posted on Aug 21, 2021 The ticking clock of emergency care, and what it can mean for patients’ lives, is on the minds of every Partners In Health clinician caring for survivors of the devastating 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti Read more…
Aug. 14 earthquake damage staggering; many families in need of food, water, shelter Posted on Aug 20, 2021 Dr. Michelson Padovany, a surgeon for Partners In Health in Haiti, said he saw suffering families, collapsed buildings, and debris-filled roads everywhere he went on the country’s southern peninsula this week, visiting Read more…
Clinical training, community-based care, and connecting patients with specialized services central to decade’s work Posted on Aug 6, 2021 A decade ago, a team of clinicians and health advocates in rural Chiapas united under a simple yet radical vision: every person has a right to health. The team—Dr. Daniel Palazuelos, Read more…
Oxygen shortages, severe cases, unrest among obstacles overcome by “weary” clinicians Posted on Aug 2, 2021 As some parts of the world prepare for their new normal, Haiti is still facing the harsh reality of COVID-19. The country was long thought to have been spared by the disease, but cases are Read more…
Staff provide continuous care through unrest, hurricanes, COVID-19 Posted on Jul 16, 2021 More than a week after the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse and the wounding of First Lady Martine Moïse, Zanmi Lasante facilities remain open, as they have through years of political and civil unrest, devastating hurricanes, and Read more…
Highly contagious variants continue to spread, with limited global access to vaccines Posted on Jul 4, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t over yet. Although some businesses have re-opened and restrictions have loosened in Canada, the United States, and Europe, a third wave of COVID-19 infections is affecting countries around the Read more…