Sierra Leone Ebola Lessons Shaping Massachusetts COVID-19 Response
Posted on Jul 7, 2020
"From Tonkolili to Tewksbury," as Dr. Joia Mukherjee said, community-based contact tracing has been a foundation of efforts against Ebola and COVID-19.
PIH Liberia, Government Partners Establish New COVID-19 Center
Posted on Jun 5, 2020
Clincians had monitored 21 patients at the newly established center as of June 1, providing medical attention and psychosocial support in the coastal city of Harper.
Celebrating New Possibilities at Sierra Leone’s Only Psychiatric Hospital
Posted on Jun 5, 2020
At a celebration of completed renovations of Sierra Leone Psychiatric Teaching Hospital, PIH-Sierra Leone's executive director gave a speech remarking on the hospital's transformation--and, in the context of protests over police brutality and systemic racism in the U.S, on the two countries' shared "history of injustice."
Caring for a Campus: Nurse Andre Ndayambaje Leading Health Services at UGHE
Posted on May 12, 2020
As health services coordinator, the 2019 alum is providing mental and physical checkups for the nearly 100 staff, students, and faculty living on the university’s campus in northern Rwanda.
Meet the Mental Health Warriors of Sierra Leone
Posted on May 1, 2020
PIH formally established mental health care programs in Kono, Sierra Leone, last year. Alongside the longtime need for mental health services here, personal experience drives the work of each PIH mental health care provider. Meet some of the team, and learn about the inspiration behind their efforts to make mental health care a human right.
10 Mental Health Tips for Coronavirus Social Distancing
Posted on Mar 16, 2020
PIH's cross-site mental health team provides a list of suggestions for how to maintain good mental and emotional health during social distancing practices as a result of response to COVID-19.
Reflections on the Devastating 2010 Earthquake
Posted on Jan 12, 2020
Loune Viaud, executive director of Zanmi Lasante--as Partners In Health is known in Haiti, reflects on Jan. 12, 2010, and how she has lead her team to respond in the weeks, months, and years that followed Haiti's devastating earthquake.
Our 2019 in Photos
Posted on Dec 24, 2019
19 snapshots of how PIH brings justice to health care around the world
On the Road in Sierra Leone, Spreading Health and Hope
Posted on Dec 13, 2019
Follow along with a dynamic clinical team from PIH Sierra Leone as they travel hours to a rural community to talk about the physical and mental health care available in Kono District.
CEO Dr. Sheila Davis Reflects on 5-Year Anniversary of the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa
Posted on Oct 16, 2019
Dr. Sheila Davis, who ran PIH's Ebola response in West Africa five years ago, reflects on the progress made helping to rebuild health systems in Liberia and Sierra Leone.