The mUzima app will streamline patient data, improve care delivery Posted on March 9, 2023 On a sunny Wednesday morning, women of varying ages wait outside of a room tucked in a corner of Butaro Health Center. Each woman is here for a breast cancer or cervical cancer screening. Inside Read more…
In Lima, transgender women face daily threat of discrimination, violence Posted on February 15, 2023 Content warning: This story relates to suicide. As the clock struck midnight, Brenda Mijahuanca ate 12 grapes while sitting under the table, celebrating the new year and reflecting on her resolutions—a tradition in Spain and Read more…
Loune Viaud, 30-year PIH veteran, takes on new role after advocating for women, children, and adolescent rights in Haiti, globally Posted on Dec 23, 2021 Partners In Health has named Loune Viaud chief gender and social equity officer, a new role inspired by the PIH Strategic Plan, 2020–2025. Reporting directly to Read more…
Alondra Esquinca reflects on her life, career, and transphobia in her home country Posted on Jun 30, 2021 At 27 years old, Alondra Esquinca is head nurse at the Center for Respiratory Diseases in Chiapas, Mexico, where Partners In Health is known as Compañeros En Salud. Esquinca has helped lead the COVID-19 response Read more…
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…