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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 29, 2013

Need to Know: Malawi Household Chart

How a simple tool improves data quality in Malawi. 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.

May 16, 2013

Paul Farmer discusses “To Repair The World” with Charlie Rose

Charlie Rose, May 15: Dr. Paul Farmer discusses his book "To Repair The World" about the challenges of global poverty and human rights.

Apr 09, 2013

Join @PIH and call on Congress to support frontline #healthworkers @FHWCoalition http://ow.ly/jU1Rv

Feb 26, 2013

Rebuilding a Primary Health Care System in Rural Mexico

In it's first year, PIH's sister organization Compañeros En Salud conducted more than 10,000 patient consultations in rural Mexico. Read More ▸

Dec 01, 2012

Recent study shows that HIV patients receiving daily visits from comm health workers achieved a 92% retention rate http://ow.ly/fILzp

Nov 08, 2012

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim Celebrates Hospital Construction

Crowds gathered for Partners In Health co-founder and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim’s visit. Read More ▸

Oct 26, 2012

Video: Mirebalais Hospital Construction Complete

We’re thrilled that construction of Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais, in Mirebalais, Haiti, is complete. The 205,000-square foot, 300-bed facility—called HUM for short—will fill a huge void, locally and nationally, for people who previously had limited access to quality health care.

Oct 22, 2012