Lesotho health leaders said the country's first medical oxygen plant is a landmark for building a stronger health system during COVID-19 and beyond

Seventeen years old and at a boarding school far from home, Melino Ndayizigiye became so sick he feared he would die before his family learned of his illness. But he recovered, and the doctor who cured him—the first doctor Melino had ever seen—later became Melino's professor, launching a career dedicated to rural medicine.

Partners In Health leaders provide insights and expertise on the importance of local health systems in the global COVID-19 response, informed by PIH's work in Mexico, Lesotho and the U.S.

In April 2021, Partners In Health, the Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and architectural partner Build Health International plan to break ground on a new, world-class center dedicated to maternal and child health.

Gedeon Ngoga said several global factors—the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report on health inequities, and World Diabetes Day, which is Saturday—all have a common thread: the importance of nurses.

People struggling with mental health conditions who have stopped receiving treatment or taking medication—and as a result have seen their conditions worsen and may be homeless—are sometimes called “lost” patients.

In Maryland County, Liberia, Helena Wesley has made it her mission to find them.

Tatiana Therosme gathered herself for a moment before talking about a young woman, born with HIV, who battled severe depression for years because of stigmatization and mistreatment resulting from people’s perceptions of her diagnosis. The young woman's mental health care is a testament to a system that has grown to serve thousands.

Netflix's international release last October has made the inspiring film available to a global audience, as essential viewing amid the COVID-19 pandemic and public health crises around the world.

PIH and Harvard Medical School have provided research mentoring and resources to more than 50 health workers in Rwanda over the past five years, working to overcome systemic barriers.

Faster registration and better access to medical records are streamlining care at the rural hospital, and are hallmarks of PIH’s multi-country effort to improve how health data is collected, stored and used.