PIH's director of implementation for NCDs reflects on Asian American history and identity, and how speaking out is vital for a more equitable future

The Biden Administration just announced a $7.4 billion investment in a public health workforce. Partners In Health applauds the decision to invest in our critical public health and community health workforces while we continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic and the underlying inequities in the U.S. health system.

In honor of National Nurses Week, PIH leaders and nursing professionals discuss how nurses have been key to COVID-19 response, learned and grown through the pandemic, and shown a path forward beyond this moment of crisis.

During the WTO meeting on May 5, Pres. Joseph R. Biden must support the TRIPS waiver to release patent protections that prevent the global mass production of COVID-19 vaccines.

Racial justice in our response to COVID-19 demands that we acknowledge that current inequalities are based on a racist system.  We must work together with people who suffer racial oppression to materially resource our response.   

Every  adult  in the United States is now eligible for COVID-19 vaccines -- a critical milestone.  As the nation races against a fourth wave of the virus and increasing spread of variants, vaccinating the entire population is as urgent as ever. But eligibility alone does not guarantee access.  

As PIH has seen firsthand in its work around the world, climate change isn't just a threat to our environment—it's a threat to our health.

We remain hopeful that, through collective advocacy and action in support of and alongside the Asian American and Pacific Islander community, we can build a stronger, more just, and equitable society.

COVID-19 has severely disrupted care and services for people with tuberculosis, costing hundreds of thousands of lives—but safety protocols, infrastructure, and testing capacity implemented for the pandemic could have long-term benefits for TB patients around the world, a PIH physician says.