Community Health Workers
As members of the communities they serve, community health workers can establish relationships of trust with their patients, bridging the gap between the clinic and the community.
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Created after the 2010 earthquake, PIH’s Rehabilitation Program continues to support hundreds.
While 45% of children in Rwanda are chronically malnourished, PIH’s program is making small strides.
In Haiti and Rwanda, our Pagenel Fellows care for those in need, train future health workers.
Recent trainings give health workers new tools to bring family planning services to their communities.
The community-based model works, Dr. Heidi Behforouz explains why.
PIH’s domestic project takes the stage in front of a global audience, shares successes of community health worker model.
PIH/ZL releases new hygiene manuals; hires 1,000 new health workers
PIH's sister project reflects on successes, looks towards future.
Project expands the roles of traditional birth attendants and community health workers.
Blog
PIH joins over a dozen global health organizations in launching a coalition to urge more investment in frontline health workers in the developing world. Read More »
Recent trainings give health workers new tools to bring family planning services to their communities. Read More »
The PIH Program Management Guide sheds light on how PIH approaches its work. Read More »
In Rwanda, PIH and Harvard researchers complete a major step in redefining psychosocial care. Read More »
Funding increases number of at-risk HIV patients receiving services from PACT. Read More »
In the Dominican Republic, PIH trains the country’s first cohort of accompagnateurs. Read More »
Paul Farmer reflects on aid, the importance of "accompaniment," and Haiti following the earthquake in a piece published in Foreign Affairs. Read More »
Why PIH/ZL’s model improves patient outcomes. Read More »
A community health worker for Project Muso in Mali gains the skills and resources to address the suffering she sees around her. Read More »
How stigma and misinformation continues to impact people suffering from mental illness. Read More »
Research Articles
Publication date: 09/15/07
by Mukherjee JS, Eustache E
AIDS Care 2007; 19(Supplement 1): S73-S82
Publication date: 04/28/04
by Walton DA, Farmer PE, Lambert W, Léandre F, Koenig SP, Mukherjee JS
Journal of Public Health Policy 2004;25(2):137-158
Publication date: 01/01/04
by Behforouz HL, Kalmus A, Scherz CS, Kahn JS, Kadakia MB, Farmer PE
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2004;36(1):642-645
Publication date: 01/01/04
by Behforouz HL, Farmer PE, Mukherjee JS
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2004;38(S5):S429-S436
Publication date: 09/20/03
by Mukherjee JS
Lancet 2003;362:994-995
Publication date: 12/01/01
by Farmer P, Léandre F, Mukherjee J, Gupta R, Tarter L, Kim JY
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2001;79(12):1145-1151
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by Farmer P, Leandre F, Mukherjee JS, Claude M, Nevil P, Smith Fawzi MC, Koenig SP, Castro A, Becerra MC, Sachs J, Attaran A, Kim JY
Lancet 2001;358(9279):404-9
Publication date: 12/01/91
by Farmer PE, Robin S, Ramilus SL, Kim JY
Seminars in Respiratory Infections 1991;6(4):254-260
Manuals
Publication date: 07/01/11
by Partners In Health; Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population (MSPP) Haiti; Centers for Disease Control; World Health Organization
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Children’s health and malnutrition
