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May 23, 2018
Inspiring Interview with Dr. Paul Farmer in The Harvard Gazette

To coincide with the class of 2018’s graduation this month, the official news outlet for the university spoke with Professor and Partners in Health Co-founder Dr. Paul Farmer. After a flattering introduction, the interviewer got right to it. Q: Do you still love what you do? Read More
May 17, 2018
Global Views, Local Ideas: Lab Leaders Collaborate at Annual Workshop

Laboratory Director Roger Calderon needed more space to support tuberculosis work in Lima, Peru, so he led design and construction of a new lab made from a shipping container. Four people can work in the 400-square-foot facility, which has centrifuges, freezers and a customized ventilation system that recirculates the air 27 times an hour. Read More
May 15, 2018
‘Mountain Kingdom’ of Lesotho Making Huge Strides with Health Reform

Every three months or so, Atlehang Seisa saddles up. Read More
May 11, 2018
A Mother, Her Twins, and an 8-Hour Ambulance Ride in Mexico

Alejandra Catalina Ramirez was elated to learn she was pregnant with twins. When she went into labor two months early, PIH clinicians and colleagues in the Ministry of Health swung into action in a race to save the three patients' lives. Read More
May 11, 2018
The Ups and Downs of an Oncology Nurse in Haiti

Magda Louis Juste, an oncology nurse at University Hospital in Mirebalais, talks about the role of nursing in Haiti, the importance of advocating for patients, and the need for local, specialized training. Read More
May 08, 2018
One Mother's Fear in Lesotho: Will My Newborn Also Live With HIV?

Thabo Lerata* was born at 1 p.m. on Jan. 1, 2018, the first baby of the New Year to be delivered at Holy Cross Health Center in the highland district of Mohale’s Hoek, Lesotho. His 36-year-old mother, Mathabo Lerata,* made quite a trip to bring him into the world. Read More
May 04, 2018
New Maternal Waiting Home in Haiti Offers "Priceless" Care

Since opening last year, the maternal waiting home at University Hospital in Mirebalais, Haiti, has welcomed hundreds of women with complicated pregnancies and mothers of NICU infants who need to be close to specialized care. Read More
Apr 30, 2018
PIH Featured as The Economist Calls for Universal Care

"As this week’s special report shows, the goal of universal basic health care is sensible, affordable and practical, even in poor countries. Without it, the potential of modern medicine will be squandered.” So argues the cover story of the latest issue of The Economist magazine, a seven-part examination of how best to provide care for all. PIH features prominently. Read More
Mar 26, 2018
MSF's Dr. Liu and PIH's Dr. Farmer Raise the Alarm

Usually poor. Generally living in the slums or countryside. Busy just trying to stay alive. People who suffer tuberculosis struggle to be seen, let alone treated. On behalf of them, today Dr. Paul Farmer, a founder of Partners In Health, and Dr. Joanne Liu, the international president of Médecins Sans Frontières, published a jointly written op-ed in Project Syndicate, a Czech-based organization that offers free news commentary to some 500 media outlets around the world. Read More
Mar 23, 2018
TB Patient Advances Care in Liberia

Partners In Health community health worker Patricia Mankuah often uses a motorcycle taxi to reach her patients in Harper, a town in remote southern Liberia, and last summer, she frequently hired Paul*, a friendly, trusted 30-something with a reliable motorcycle. Read More

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