Acute stress disorder screenings, psychological first aid delivered Posted on April 10, 2023 The team in Abwenzi Pa Za Umoyo (APZU), as PIH is known in Malawi, is deep into an emergency response after Cyclone Freddy devastated parts of the country, leaving death, injury, and displacement in its wake. According to Dr. Read more…
PIH emergency response team called to support hard-hit regions Posted on March 27, 2023 As a record-breaking storm winds down after battering Malawi and neighboring nations, Partners In Health’s emergency response team is tending to patients with medical assistance and other emergency support. Cyclone Freddy hit Southern Malawi on March Read more…
Health workers give two-dose oral regimen to tens of thousands in Neno District Posted on Sept 26, 2022 In Malawi, where residents have endured cyclones and storms followed by a cholera outbreak over the past nine months, local health teams have completed a massive oral cholera vaccination campaign in the Read more…
Cyclone’s torrential rains, floods left residents with limited access to safe drinking water Posted on May 31, 2022 The first case, diagnosed in early March, was a 57-year-old man from southern Malawi. The second, is an 11-year-old boy. Now, cholera, spreading through six districts in the south, has killed 12 Read more…
Extreme weather, food insecurity, infectious diseases all driven by environmental degradation Posted on May 9, 2022 The connections between climate change and health are complex and far-reaching, and their resulting repercussions are getting worse fast. To better understand the many implications of our warming planet, we spoke with Dr. Kelsey Ripp, Read more…
Study shows Malawi’s “household model” also helps reduce stigma, prevent hospitalization Posted on April 4, 2022 For Catherine Benito, a community health worker (CHW) in Neno District, Malawi, Cyclone Ana may have ripped out an entire wall of her home in January, but it didn’t stop her regular visits to 26 households nearby. Benito, Read more…
Community and mental health, social support, HIV, sexual and gender-based violence among key program Posted on Mar 31, 2022 Malawi has been in the news for powerful cyclones and other extreme weather that has battered homes, clinics, communities, and farmland. But the country is also recognized for other reasons, including Read more…
PIH Canada National Director, Mark Brender, argues changes are needed to put more autonomy and authority in hands of those caring for local communities Posted on February 2, 2022 It barely made the news, but a devastating tropical storm and cyclone swept through parts of Madagascar, Mozambique, and Malawi last Read more…
Heavy Rain, Strong Winds Cause Countrywide Blackouts, Destroy Schools, Bridges, and Roads Updated on Feb. 11, 2022 UPDATE: February 11 According to the latest national data on Tropical Storm Ana’s toll in Malawi, a total of 46 people have died, 18 remain missing, and 206 are injured. More than Read more…
PIH expert shares insights on first-ever malaria vaccine Posted on Nov 15, 2021 A vaccine can change the course of global health—and not just amid COVID-19. After 100 years of research and clinical trials, the first-ever malaria vaccine was approved by the World Health Organization on October 7, a historic Read more…