Dr. Paul Farmer was awarded posthumously the WHO Director-General's Global Health Leaders Award in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 22, 2022.

Bipartisan bills in both the Senate and House would keep a restrictive immigration order in place indefinitely--claiming to be a measure toward COVID-19 prevention--and could have lasting, catastrophic impacts on the United States’ asylum system. 

Variants show dangers of ignoring vaccine equity

Dear President Joseph Biden: Stop using public health as a pretext to block asylum seekers at the United States borders. 

That’s the message from a new Perspective piece in The New England Journal of Medicine, written by Partners In Health leaders and collaborators. 

Wealthy nations have surpluses of COVID-19 vaccines. But more than 80% of people in Africa haven't received a single dose.

In a Boston Globe op-ed, Partners In Health leaders support antiracist efforts by colleagues seeking greater equity in medical care.

The first key thing to understand about Omicron is that “milder” does not equal “mild.” Delta was a bad disease, and so is Omicron. A staggering number of people are hospitalized and having complications, and while this is worse in the unvaccinated or immunocompromised, even those who are vaccinated can have bad outcomes from Omicron.

The report comes as the highly contagious Omicron variant surges worldwide.

A collection of virtual events and news stories--including broadcast segments, articles, and podcast episodes--that featured PIH's work in 2021.

For more than 30 years, PIH doctors and nurses have taken their fight for health equity beyond the walls of the hospital and into the streets and the halls of power.