News and Stories
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PIH Lesotho expands-Building health care and hope in "the middle of nowhere"
In recent months, PIH has accelerated its expansion to remote clinics high in the mountains of Lesotho. The logistical challenges faced by the Lesotho team have multiplied even more rapidly, given...
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Task Shifting:
PIH joins a global movement to help address the global healthcare worker shortage.
February 4, 2008
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Healing hearts in Rwanda
A volunteer surgical team from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston recently began a mission to help Rwandans suffering from heart failure.
February 2, 2008
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Interactive website features PIH programs
The Harvard News Office recently produced a multimedia website featuring Zanmi Lasante, PIH's partners in Haiti.
February 1, 2008
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PIH completes national training program with a session in St. Petersburg
PIH trains doctors across Russian in MDR-TB treatment.
January 4, 2008
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PIH Medical Director Joia Mukherjee reflects on two decades of fighting the spread of HIV/AIDS
Nearly two decades ago, the first World AIDS Day originated at the World Summit of Ministers of Health on Programs for AIDS Prevention. It began as an occasion to remember the dead, to mourn the...
January 2, 2008
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Battling HIV/AIDS: World AIDS Day brings a cause for celebration around the world
The HIV/AIDS epidemic threatens countries around the world, and currently infects about 33 million people. Although the international fight against the disease often seems difficult and endless, there...
January 2, 2008
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New hospital opens in Haiti's Central Plateau
Built through a partnership between the Haitian Ministry of Health and Zanmi Lasante, the new facility will help serve the communities of Lascahobas and Lacolline.
January 1, 2008
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Advocating at the APHA Annual Conference 2007
PIH Advocacy and Policy Manager Donna Barry recently attended the American Public Health Association (APHA) annual meeting in Washington, DC, and reported back about her experience.
November 21, 2007
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Rwanda scales up community-based national rural health system
IMB and their partners in the Rwandan Ministry of Health and the Clinton Foundation have now committed to making comprehensive, community-based care the model for Rwanda
October 1, 2007
