Preventing Maternal and Child Death in Rural Sierra Leone
Posted on Dec 26, 2023
In 2020, the lifetime risk of women dying in pregnancy or childbirth in Sierra Leone improved from 1 in 20 to 1 in 52.
Injustice has a cure
Surgery in Primary Care Saves Lives in Rural Liberia
Posted on Dec 13, 2022
The surgical team in Maryland County, Liberia plays a key role in responding to accidental injuries, such as broken bones, maternal health conditions, and more.
Research: Investment in Nurses and Midwives Improves Health Care Outcomes in Rural Liberia
Posted on Jun 8, 2022
Nurses and midwives are vital to health care systems. This is especially true in regions with health workforce shortages, such as southeast Liberia. On a daily basis, nurses and midwives help meet patients’ everyday needs and fill in during emergency situations. Simultaneously, they train nursing students.
PIH Fellowship Welcomes Third Cohort of Nurses From Seven Countries
Posted on May 2, 2022
The latest group of nurses was welcomed to the yearlong program, which originally launched in 2017.
Q&A: Addressing Nursing Shortage Through Education, Research in Liberia
Posted on Oct 21, 2021
Like many countries around the globe, Liberia has a shortage of nurses and midwives. In an effort to address this, Partners In Health (PIH) Liberia created the Nursing Center of Excellence in 2019 to recruit more health care professionals, while also providing high-quality training and research opportunities.
Answering the Call: Nurse Offers Compassionate Counseling at Clinic for Teens
Posted on May 11, 2021
Led by nurse Phebian Sondufu-Sowa, Koidu Government Hospital’s adolescent and youth-friendly services clinic provides care far beyond medical.
Three Haitian Nurses Among Cohort Chosen for Executive Fellowship
Posted on Jan 13, 2021
It was a typical morning for Gretta Joseph, deputy chief nursing officer at University Hospital of Mirebalais in Haiti. She was still at home, going through her work email and getting a sense of her schedule for the day at the hospital, when she noticed the congratulatory message informing her she had been accepted to Partners In Health’s Global Nurse Executive Fellowship.
She let out a celebratory scream, alarming her husband who rushed into the room. Soon he was joining her celebration; he knew how much she had wanted this.
World Diabetes Day Highlights Impacts of PIH Nurses
Posted on Nov 13, 2020
Gedeon Ngoga said several global factors—the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report on health inequities, and World Diabetes Day, which is Saturday—all have a common thread: the importance of nurses.
Ekip Solid: A Conversation with Dr. Sheila Davis
Posted on Sep 9, 2020
Dr. Sheila Davis reflects on everything from COVID-19 and HIV/AIDS to her favorite poetry in PIH's new, ongoing series with global leaders.
Groundbreaking Kazakhstan TB Trial Continuing Amid COVID-19 Challenges
Posted on Aug 21, 2020
Video treatment support and roadside exams are among the innovative ways clinicians are caring for more than 70 patients with severe TB, while facing added risks from the global pandemic.