Child Health
The needless suffering of children throughout the developing world has long been a driving force for Partners In Health. As PIH has continued to grow, so too has our commitment to children’s rights.
News
While 45% of children in Rwanda are chronically malnourished, PIH’s program is making small strides.
In Rwanda, an orphan suffering from mental illness receives a new family.
The first and only Nutritional Rehabilitation Unit in the rural Neno District treats severely malnourished children.
Five children orphaned by HIV/AIDS and TB in Lesotho needed a mother. Lomile September answered the call.
PIH’s work with orphaned and vulnerable children in Malawi, Rwanda, and Lesotho.
A young boy diagnosed with HIV and TB suggests possible future public health needs.
A PIH staff member describes an event that revealed both how much she shared with her closest Malawian friend and how wide a gulf separates their experiences.
With the bones of her shin protruding at a 90 degree angle, many thought the young Haitian girl would never walk again, let alone attend school. The Zanmi Lasante team thought otherwise.
Babies born prematurely and underweight rarely survive in rural central Haiti. Could the Jolie twins beat the odds?
A pediatrician in Haiti shares his story, and the stories of his young patients.
Blog
The Women and Girls Initiative Scholarship Program sends 41 young women and girls back to school in rural Rwanda. Read More »
Rapid recoveries are becoming common at a new Nutritional Rehabilitation Unit in Malawi. Read More »
With support from Ben Stiller and David Zwirner, a charity auction at Christie's supports children’s education and health in Haiti. Read More »
Testing positive for HIV was just one of 14-year-old Jean de Dieu's worries. Read More »
Understanding what makes Nepali mothers especially strong. Read More »
CNN segment focuses on Butaro Hospital's work to improve maternal health in rural Rwanda. Read More »
A reflection from Rwanda on the first day of the country’s Genocide Memorial Week. Read More »
A partnership to deliver food to children and pregnant women in Lesotho. Read More »
A Right to Health Care patient starts a new life in post-earthquake Haiti. Read More »
Helping an HIV-positive mother prevent her children from becoming infected. Read More »
Research Articles
Publication date: 02/28/06
by Keshavjee S.
Medical Anthropology Quarterly, March 2006, Vol. 20(1): 72-93.
Publication date: 01/01/06
by Drobac PC, Mukherjee JS, Joseph JK, Mitnick C, Furin JJ, del Castillo H, Shin SS, Becerra MC
Pediatrics. 2006;117(6):2022-2029
Experiences of stigma and access to HAART in children and adolescents living with HIV/AIDS in Brazil
Publication date: 08/15/05
by Abadía-Barrero C, Castro A
Social Science and Medicine 62:1219-1228;2006
Publication date: 06/01/05
by Drobac PC, del Castillo H, Sweetland A, Anca G, Joseph J, Furin, Shin S
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2005;40(11):1689-1692.
Publication date: 07/01/03
by Mukherjee JS, Joseph JK, Rich ML, Shin SS, Furin JJ, Seung KJ, Sloutsky A, Socci AR, Vanderwarker C, Vasquez L, Palacios E, Guerra D, Virú FA, Farmer P, Del Castillo HE.
International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2003;7(7):637-644.
Manuals
Essays
Books
Newsletters
Multimedia
Children’s health and malnutrition
