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  Nov 08, 2018

  Malaria Cases Rising in Malawi as Peak Season Nears

  Flora and Thomas Tigone worried when their infant son, Chisomo, suddenly became lethargic and feverish. A month ago, an older child had battled malaria. Fearing that was the case with Chisomo, Flora and Thomas knew they had to act quickly.  Read More

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  Nov 07, 2018

  Single Mother in Malawi Caring for Kids, Handling HIV

  Agnes Paulo's expression was somber as she held her infant son, Ulemu, in her lap. Paulo, 35, is a single mother and living with HIV. Her four older children are HIV-negative, but Ulemu had not yet been tested. Read More

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  Oct 19, 2018

  Breast Cancer Survivors in Haiti Share Their Stories

  in 2018 alone, PIH clinicians and staff in Haiti have been caring for 450 women diagnosed with breast cancer. Here, five survivors share their stories in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Read More

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  Oct 10, 2018

  Mental Health Team Expanding Innovative, Pioneering Care

  Dr. Giuseppe “Bepi” Raviola, PIH’s Director of Mental Health, oversees a growing program that is caring for thousands of people in Haiti and Rwanda; developing safe houses for women with chronic mental illness in Peru; working to treat common mental disorders in communities across eight countries; and much more. We caught up with him for an eye-opening chat. Read More

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  Oct 04, 2018

  Dr. Marta Lado on Ebola, and Its Aftermath, in Sierra Leone

  Dr. Marta Lado, chief medical officer for Partners In Health in Sierra Leone, talks about the lessons she learned while treating patients for Ebola, and why she stayed to help build the public health system. Read More

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  Oct 02, 2018

  Dr. Paul Farmer Calls for Action on Tuberculosis in STAT and on NPR

  PIH Co-founder Dr. Paul Farmer comments in major news outlets on the importance of drawing attention, resources, and action to the global battle against tuberculosis. Read More

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  Sep 18, 2018

  For His Mother: Sierra Leone PIHer Reflects on Career

  In September 2014, as the largest Ebola outbreak in history was devastating West Africa, Alusine Mark Dumbuya was struggling with an additional, very personal concern in a rural region of Sierra Leone.  Read More

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  Aug 15, 2018

  Building a Passionate Team: HR Manager Tholoana Mohapi Marks a Decade of Hires in Lesotho

  Tholoana Mohapi said that when she was very young, she wanted to be a nurse one day. Instead, her career has led her to more than a decade of hiring nurses and other health professionals, as a leading member of the human resources team for Partners In Health in Lesotho.   Read More

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  Aug 09, 2018

  Mojela Masupha Rides the Extra Mile for PIH

  When Mojela Masupha was a site administrator for two rural health clinics in Lesotho, he needed a way to travel over steep mountain trails and rugged terrain. So, Partners In Health trained Masupha to ride off-road motorcycles—and a new passion was born. Read More

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  Aug 02, 2018

  'That’s Where the Journey Begins': Data Specialist Starts Fellowship in Malawi

  Themba Nyirenda was lying in bed at about 7 a.m. one morning this May, checking email on his laptop, when he got news he’d been hoping for since 2015. He immediately called his girlfriend, despite the early hour. “You cannot believe what I’m looking at,” Nyirenda said.  Read More