Study Reveals Immense PTSD Burden Among Haitian Youth

Posted on Sep 10, 2020

Read more about Study Reveals Immense PTSD Burden Among Haitian Youth

Researchers with Partners In Health (PIH) found in a recent study that young people in Haiti are made especially vulnerable to mental health conditions by their chronic exposure to stressful life events.

Boosting Support for Survivors of Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Posted on Aug 6, 2020

Read more about Boosting Support for Survivors of Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Neno District health records from 2019 showed zero cases of sexual or gender-based violence. But no one working in health care in Neno believed that to be true.

Sierra Leone Ebola Lessons Shaping Massachusetts COVID-19 Response

Posted on Jul 7, 2020

Read more about Sierra Leone Ebola Lessons Shaping Massachusetts COVID-19 Response

"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

Read more about PIH Liberia, Government Partners Establish New COVID-19 Center

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

Read more about Celebrating New Possibilities at Sierra Leone’s Only Psychiatric Hospital

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

Read more about Caring for a Campus: Nurse Andre Ndayambaje Leading Health Services at UGHE

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

Read more about Meet the Mental Health Warriors of Sierra Leone

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

Read more about 10 Mental Health Tips for Coronavirus Social Distancing

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

Read more about Reflections on the Devastating 2010 Earthquake

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

Read more about Our 2019 in Photos

19 snapshots of how PIH brings justice to health care around the world