‘Kangaroo’ care and intensive intervention allows low birthweight baby to thrive Posted on Nov 2, 2023 When Linda Depoyou, a 27-year-old mother of three, gave birth to her fourth child in July, he weighed only .6 kilograms, or 1.3 pounds. So, Depoyou and her newborn, Godsent Yeoh, were immediately transferred Read more…
Socios En Salud improves access to care for transgender women in Lima Posted on July 6, 2023 Content warning: this story contains mention of child sexual abuse and violence against transgender women When Alexia*, 26, first arrived in Lima she was disappointed. She didn’t like the cooler weather, and the Read more…
Midwives support mothers from pregnancy to delivery and beyond June 12, 2023 About half of Partners In Health’s (PIH) clinical workforce are nurses and midwives, mirroring global trends. Midwives, in particular, are vital to women’s health. The care they provide helps women with the spiritual, psychological, and physical experiences of childbirth Read more…
Project helps survivors access heath, counselling, financial support after attacks of violence Posted on May 23, 2023 *Content warning: The following story mentions incidents of sexual violence and attempted suicide. The young woman had just turned 17 when she ran out to the supermarket one evening to pick up some Read more…
An unexpected pregnancy, with twins, leads young mother to a supportive health system Posted on May 23, 2023 Playing with her 6-month-old son with one arm while supporting her second son with the other as he breastfeeds, Solange Manirumva, 20, has slowly adapted to being a mother of twins. Just Read more…
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…
Celebrating PIH’s commitment to women’s rights and health on International Women’s Day 2023 Posted on March 8, 2023 This International Women’s Day, the theme is #EmbraceEquity. To celebrate PIH’s commitment to women’s rights and health, Partners In Health connected with women in leadership roles around our organization and asked them: What Read more…
New director boosts training, envisions residency program to improve cancer diagnoses, treatment Posted on February 15, 2023 In November, when Dr. Marie Djenane José arrived for her first day on the job as director of the pathology lab at Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais (HUM), she was surprised to find a Read more…
Thousands of women, newborns supported since the program began in 2018 Posted on May 31, 2022 As a mother of five, Guerline Joseph felt her family was already complete. Then, at 41-years-old came a surprise: she was pregnant again. At first, no one in the family was excited, but that Read more…
Features young patient’s successful journey—from pregnancy to birth Posted on May 31, 2022 Early on in her pregnancy, 17-year-old Susan Lebbie sought medical care at Partners In Health (PIH)-supported Koidu Government Hospital. After encouragement from a neighbour, she strived to be proactive as possible in seeking care, to avoid the Read more…