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Jun 17, 2013

Investigating the Root Causes of Illness

Effective care for most illnesses requires understanding the social conditions of one’s patients, writes Paul Farmer in The Upstream Doctors: Medical Innovators Track Sickness to its Source, a new TED book by Dr. Rishi Manchanda. Read More ▸

May 17, 2013

Paul Farmer on WGBH’s “Innovation Hub”

Kara Miller and Kinne Chapin of WGBH Radio's "Innovation Hub" interview Dr. Paul Farmer.

Full article: http://www.wgbhnews.org/post/paul-farmers-vision-health.

Oct 22, 2012

Together we can save mothers

Mar 21, 2012

Community health workers and advocates rally at MA State House

On Monday, supporters met with legislators, call for state's continued support of innovative programs. Read More ▸

Sep 20, 2011

How PIH’s lessons can revolutionize U.S. health care

The community-based model works, Dr. Heidi Behforouz explains why. Read More ▸

Sep 14, 2011

PIH’s Boston-based project awarded federal Ryan White HIV/AIDS grant

Funding increases number of at-risk HIV patients receiving services from PACT. Read More ▸

Sep 13, 2011

PIH’s Boston-based PACT project to present at 2011 Clinton Global Initiative

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Nov 15, 2010

Improving health in Boston, one patient at a time

Bringing care to thousands of Massachusetts Read More ▸

May 10, 2010

PACT Update: From HIV/AIDS to chronic diabetes

An update on the Boston-based PACT project's initiative to treat and manage diabetes using community health workers. Read More ▸

Sep 30, 2008

15th Annual Symposium pushes boundaries

PIH's 15th annual Thomas J. White Symposium focused on the theme "Pushing boundaries: past, present, and future." The program featured a panel of HIV patients who shared their stories of being provided with life-saving antiretroviral drugs. Another panel featured activists who have used the PIH model and philosophy of social justice to create their own programs to provide healthcare to the poor and inspire the next generation of social justice activists. View these panels as well as speeches from PIH co-founders Paul Farmer and Ophelia Dahl. Read More ▸