Photo Essay: Expanding a Hospital, Serving More Patients in Rwanda
Posted on Jul 25, 2022
The multi-year project will improve access to quality cancer care, other specialized care
Injustice has a cure
Research: Improving Breast Cancer Outcomes for Patients in Haiti
Posted on Oct 28, 2021
PIH clinicians assessed cancer care at HUM and published their findings in The Oncologist
University Hospital Resident Finds Calling in Oncology, Leads Department
Posted on Feb 4, 2021
Unlike many physicians, Dr. Joarly Lormil did not have a desire to become a doctor from a young age. In fact, he thought he would study engineering or economics because of his exceptional talents in math and physics. During university, he took some time to think about what he wanted to do, and he landed on medicine.
Seven-Country Study Examining COVID-19 Impacts on Health Services
Posted on Aug 13, 2020
Researchers from Canada, Harvard and PIH are examining how the pandemic is affecting people's use of health services amid the global crisis, to provide vital data for national responses around the world.
Research: Rwanda Referral Program Saving Cancer Patients’ Lives
Posted on May 29, 2020
Clinicians at PIH-supported Butaro District Hospital provided access to vital radiotherapy at a time when none was available in the country.
Cancer Care a Vital Part of PIH Programs Around the World
Posted on Feb 3, 2020
Partners In Health supported the care of more than 4,000 cancer patients in 2019, through programs in many of the 11 countries where we work. Here's a look at the services and support offered by three of those programs, in Malawi, Mexico, and the Navajo Nation.
Rwanda Oncology Doctor: Global Community Must "Reduce the Disparities in Cancer Care"
Posted on Jan 31, 2020
In recognition of World Cancer Day on Feb. 4, Dr. Cyprien Shyirambere talked about what's new at Butaro District Hospital's Cancer Center of Excellence, and how global action is needed to truly achieve universal coverage.
UGHE Dean: Medical Education in Rwanda Part of "Bold Step" Needed to Curb Africa's Cancer Crisis
Posted on Jan 31, 2020
In a Q and A for World Cancer Day, Feb. 4, Prof. Abebe Bekele describes how the University of Global Health Equity in northern Rwanda provides cancer education that includes prevention measures and social determinants, as well as diagnosis and treatment.
A First—But Not Last—for Cancer Care in Sierra Leone
Posted on Jan 21, 2020
Cancer care is largely unavailable in Sierra Leone. But at PIH-supported Koidu Government Hospital, Margaret was an exceptional case—one who helped set in motion a slow, steady expansion of the hospital's oncology services.
Celebrating Game-Changing Accomplishments at University Hospital in Haiti
Posted on Jan 13, 2020
One of the major developments following the earthquake on January 12, 2010, was PIH's decision to build University Hospital in Mirebalais, a hub for high-quality care and medical residency programs in the Central Plateau.