Providing sexual health care, support in Peru Posted on Sep 23, 2021 In just eight minutes, everything came crashing down. As Carlos* stared at the HIV test, he wondered what he would do. How he would work. How he would eat. How he would stay alive. The 39-year-old was already Read more…
PIH’s care for Hassan, an MDR-TB patient, creates a national impact Posted on July 23, 2021 From the time he was admitted to Lakka Government Hospital, Sierra Leone’s only dedicated tuberculosis facility, staff knew that 18-year-old Hassan* was special. “He’s a very brilliant boy,” said Armah Quist, program officer at the Partners Read more…
Integrating care for HIV and non-communicable diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, and mental illness is making treatment more accessible and effective in Neno District Bringing patients for hypertension, diabetes and other non-communicable diseases under one roof for treatment that’s intertwined with HIV care is significantly improving outcomes in rural Malawi, a Read more…
Dr. Sheila Davis has said she never could have foreseen how her career would twist and turn, eventually leading her to where she sits as the chief executive officer of Partners In Health—a position she assumed just over one year ago. Now, Davis is in another unforeseen situation as a Read more…
Globally, AIDS-related deaths among teens are on the rise, even as fewer adults and children are dying of the disease, despite monumental advances in treatment and research over the past decade. UNAIDS estimates that 1.8 million adolescents worldwide are living with HIV. In Latin America and the Caribbean, as many as 74,000 Read more…
Partners In Health staff often talk about the five “S’s” essential to quality health care: staff, stuff, space, systems, and social support. Each piece is equally important in building a strong public health system and in caring for patients—not just their current illness or chronic condition, but their ability to Read more…