Our Top Stories, Videos, and Social Posts of 2025
Check out some of our most-liked moments from around the world that we shared in 2025.
Posted on Dec 2, 2025
What a year it’s been: for global health, for foreign aid, for movement building, and for fostering community.
This year, Partners In Health (PIH) staff remained steadfast in the midst of an incredibly challenging global health landscape. As clinics shuttered and health services were scaled back due to federal foreign aid cuts, PIH remained as a beacon of hope for patients around the world and a resource for support, education, and camaraderie for our global network of staff, advocates, and supporters.
We didn’t shy away from sharing the devastating impact of the United States government’s decisions to cut foreign aid funding, and we simultaneously persevered in clinics around the world to accompany our patients who need us now more than ever. Join us in reflecting on this tumultuous year with the stories, videos, and social posts that were the most popular in 2025.
U.S. Withdrawal from WHO: What This Means for PIH, Global Health
PIH publicly opposed the Trump administration's announcement on January 20 to withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization (WHO). In this article, we shared more about the WHO, what a U.S. withdrawal means for PIH and global health, the impact of the 90-day foreign aid pause, and more.
What is PEPFAR?
As the future of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, has been uncertain all year, we took time to highlight the importance of the program and celebrate the immense success it has had since its launch in 2003 while encouraging our community to reach out to Congress to defend it.
Tuberculosis: The Preventable Disease That Still Kills Millions
Despite tuberculosis being completely preventable and curable, it’s still the world’s deadliest infectious disease—claiming a life roughly every 20 seconds. We dove deeper into the disease, how it spreads, and how we can be a part of the movement to end TB in this article.
The USAID Fallout: Why it Matters & What’s at Risk
When the federal government first started trying to dismantle the United States Agency for International Development, or USAID, we shared the human cost of what it would mean for this agency to disappear and how our community could respond.
USAID Operations Were (Despite Our Best Efforts) Halted
As soon as we learned the Trump administration had recklessly halted all USAID operations—locking employees out, cutting off billions in foreign aid, and threatening lifesaving programs—we provided a breakdown of what this decision meant for our global community.
How Medicaid Cuts Could Leave Millions Without Health Care in the U.S.
When Medicaid was first threatened by the current administration, it became imperative to share its importance in the fight for health equity. PIH-US team members Lucas Allen, advocacy lead of federal and state policy, Ali Bloomgarden, senior manager of advocacy engagement, and Khadija Gurnah, senior director of advocacy, explained more about the importance of Medicaid and how we could work to preserve it.
Explaining the Foreign Aid Cuts
When foreign aid continued to face severe funding cuts, PIH spoke out against the current administration's mass termination of United States Government grants and contracts supporting essential health care delivery and humanitarian assistance around the world. We shared what people needed to know, and how they could take action.
90,000,000 Lives for $20
We are so grateful for PIH trustee and bestselling author, John Green’s partnership in so much of our work. Ahead of a rescissions package vote in Congress this year, he produced a video on his YouTube channel—vlogbrothers—to encourage folks to reach out to their Congressional representatives.
PIH Announces Opening Timeline of the Maternal Center of Excellence in Sierra Leone
We were so excited to announce this year that the Paul E. Farmer Maternal Center of Excellence at Koidu Government Hospital will be opening to patients in 2026 and loved getting to share that excitement with our followers and supporters.
Video: Inside a Maternity Ward in Sierra Leone
This year, we produced and shared a mini-documentary following midwife Sister Patricia Efe Azikiwe as she accompanied expectant mother Sia Fengai, who was preparing to give birth at PIH-supported Koidu Government Hospital in Sierra Leone.
We've Heard of Lesotho
During a speech before Congress, President Trump claimed that “nobody has ever heard of” the country of Lesotho. But we have, and so have many of our followers.
Meet Nurse Mentor Mary Kamara in Sierra Leone
This video follows Nurse Mentor Mary Kamara during a day of work at Koidu Government Hospital in Sierra Leone. As part of PIH Sierra Leone, Mary shared about how she trains and supports nurses while practicing social medicine.
Didi Bertrand Farmer: In Paul Farmer’s Beautiful Garden of Global Health Equity
In October, the New England Journal of Medicine published a moving reflection by Didi Bertrand Farmer on the life and legacy of PIH Co-founder Dr. Paul Farmer. In “In Paul Farmer’s Beautiful Garden of Global Health Equity,” Didi used Paul’s love of gardening as a metaphor for his lifelong work, cultivating health, justice, and opportunity for all.
See More From This Year
Explore content shared in 2025 from staff, patients, and supporters around the world.
Paul's Promise
As we mourn the passing of our beloved Dr. Paul Farmer, we also honor his life and legacy.
Bending the Arc
More than 30 years ago, a movement began that would change global health forever. Bending the Arc is the story of Partners In Health's origins.