Survey of hundreds of women reveals need to provide care, support for transgender women Posted on June 7, 2021 On the streets of Lima, 86% of transgender women have faced discrimination. And more than half have experienced domestic violence. That’s according to a recent survey by Socios En Salud, as Read more…
PIH’s executive director in Mexico reflects on her life, career, gender equity Posted March 17, 2021 As a young girl growing up in Monterrey, Mexico, Valeria Macías was inspired by many women in her community. But her grandmother has a special place in her heart. “She has always had her Read more…
Six inspiring women give insight into their personal journeys Posted on March 12, 2021 Despite hosting Top Chef for 15 years, co-founding a nonprofit, and publishing a handful of cookbooks, among other accomplishments, Padma Lakshmi has experienced impostor syndrome, along with many other high-achieving people. But she never let her initial beliefs Read more…
On International Women’s Day, PIH CEO Dr. Sheila Davis and nurse midwife Isata Dumbuya, women’s and children’s health lead for PIH Sierra Leone, celebrate PIH’s commitment to women’s rights and health Posted March 8, 2021 On International Women’s Day, Partners In Health CEO Dr. Sheila Davis and Isata Dumbuya, nurse midwife and reproductive, maternal, Read more…
Why PIHer Armah Quist started a feminist organization for young girls, women in Sierra Leone Armah Quist, 30, is a multidrug-resistant tuberculosis program officer at Partners In Health-supported Lakka Government Hospital, Sierra Leone’s only dedicated tuberculosis hospital and the country’s first facility to provide care for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, located on the Read more…
At the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE), a Partners In Health initiative in northern Rwanda, the graduating class of master’s students have had a memorable year. Despite a time of global uncertainty, the COVID-19 pandemic has presented new learning opportunities through UGHE’s quality online teaching, offered a new dimension to health curricula, and Read more…
In Neno District, Malawi, district health records from 2019 showed zero cases of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). But no one working in health care in the rural, mountainous district believed that to be true. And when staff for Abwenzi Pa Za Umoyo, as Partners In Health is known in Malawi, Read more…
Thousands of women and girls served by Partners In Health in Sierra Leone and Malawi will be empowered to access gender-responsive health services and realize their right to health through support from Global Affairs Canada. The five-year, $12-million project with PIH Canada, launched in 2019 and running until 2024, will Read more…
The Women and Girls Initiative (WGI) promotes adolescent girls’ social protection, empowerment, and leadership. Under the hospices of Partners in Health, WGI has worked to empower the most marginalized and disadvantaged adolescent girls and young women in Rwanda and Haiti through scholarships, youth resource centers, and summer leadership academies. Since Read more…
Partners In Health employs or supports nearly 18,000 staff members in 11 countries around the world. More than 60 percent of those invaluable staffers are women, filling vital roles at all levels of the organization. In honour of International Women’s Day, inspiring and influential women from several PIH teams shared thoughts on their work, their Read more…
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