Emergency Medicine Residency Earns International Accreditation in Haiti Residency is the third to receive ACGME-I accreditation at Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais Posted July 8, 2024 The emergency medicine residency program at Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais is recognized for meeting established standards for educational quality. Photo by Mélissa Jeanty / PIH. Read more…
Staff Wellness Program Helps Care for the Caregivers Eddy Eustache was the first psychologist hired in Haiti. Now, he co-leads PIH’s global staff wellness program. Posted July 15, 2024 Père Eddy provides mental health training for PIH colleagues in Liberia as part of the organization’s global mental health team. Photo Read more…
A Commitment to Public Health Strengthened Under the Weight of Adversity Haiti’s Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais continues to prioritize patient and staff wellness after armed attack. Posted July 8, 2024 Haiti’s Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais (HUM) provides primary care services to about 185,000 people in Mirebalais and two nearby communities. Read more…
From Medical Intern to Executive Director in Haiti: Meet Dr. Wesler Lambert After joining Zamni Lasante following medical school 27 years ago, Lambert is using his deep experience as the new executive director in Haiti Posted June 21, 2024 Dr. Wesler Lambert, executive director of Zanmi Lasante, as PIH is Read more…
Keeping Hope Alive: Mobile Clinics in Haiti Provide Lifeline Amidst Adversity By: Kisanet Tezare Guebru, Manager of Programs and Development Posted April 16, 2024 In the heart of Haiti, amidst the turmoil of violence and displacement, mobile malnutrition clinics run by Zamni Lasante (ZL) are a beacon of hope, serving Read more…
As Crisis Continues in Haiti, ‘You Have to Live It to Understand It’ Dr. Ralph B. Charles, Zanmi Lasante regional director for the Lower-Artibonite district in Haiti, shares his experience caring for patients during widespread instability. Posted April 2, 2024 Zanmi Lasante staff continue to provide care for patients in Read more…
PIH Canada national director calls for pragmatic solidarity in Haiti op-ed Posted March 28, 2024. As unrest continues in Haiti, Mark Brender and CanWaCH CEO Julia Anderson argue in a Montreal Gazette op-ed that pragmatic solidarity requires addressing immediate needs and tackling the underlying causes of poverty. It can’t be Read more…
From hospital expansions and cholera treatment to lifesaving medical oxygen and global advocacy, images tell PIH’s story Posted on Dec 23, 2023 Partners In Health staff and partners expanded a state-of-the-art hospital in Rwanda. Clinicians cured patients living with tuberculosis. Technicians helped deliver lifesaving oxygen to more patients across the Read more…
PIH stands with sister organization, Zanmi Lasante, in strongly condemning the violent gang attack Posted on Sept 26, 2023 An armed gang opened fire inside the Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais, Haiti’s 350-bed teaching hospital, in the early hours of September 26, terrifying patients and staff and leaving the facility, including the Read more…
Mosquito-borne disease may have spread across the border from Dominican Republic Posted on Aug 3, 2023 University Hospital of Mirebalais (HUM) in Haiti recorded 40 cases of extreme fever over the weekend, with 11 confirmed cases of dengue fever so far, according to Dr. Christophe Millien, HUM’s chief medical officer. Read more…