News and Stories
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Conjoined Twin Sisters Successfully Separated in Haiti
On Friday, May 22, history was made at University Hospital (HUM) in Mirebalais, Haiti. Just two days before they turned six months, Marian and Michelle Bernard were successfully separated following a...
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New Maternity Ward Ensures Safe Delivery
When 35-year-old Thoko* was pregnant with her fourth child, she and her sister walked to Malawi’s Neno District Hospital to make sure she could deliver her baby safely. The trip took three-and-a-half...
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Conjoined Twins Separated in Haiti
Twin sisters are stable and recovering at University Hospital in Mirebalais, Haiti.
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Dr. Paul Farmer: No Health, No Justice: Recent Lessons From West Africa
In March 2015, Partners In Health Co-founder Dr. Paul Farmer delivered the 2015 Gruber Distinguished Lecture in Global Justice at Yale Law School. Gruber Distinguished Lectures are public addresses...
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Expanding New Drugs for TB (endTB)
endTB is an innovative project using new TB drugs implemented by the international organizations Partners In Health (PIH), Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Interactive Research and Development (IRD)...
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Haitian Nurse Looks Back on Storied Career
Marie Myrka Amazan, 66, is the cross-site coordinator of continuing education for all nurses in the health clinics and hospitals supported by Zanmi Lasante, Partners In Health’s sister organization...
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Working in Global Health: Nataliya Zemlyanaya
In this series, we ask a seasoned colleague to share professional experiences with those interested in forging a career in global health. For this edition, we asked Nataliya Zemlyanaya, the program...
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Celebrating International Nurses Week 2015
May 6-12, 2015 Partners In Health Nurses Deliver #NursesWeek #NursesDeliver At Partners In Health, we’re not only grateful for nurses—we depend on them. Nurses deliver the vast majority of...
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How You Can Help Victims of the Nepal Earthquake
News of the earthquake that struck Nepal at noon April 25 has left us deeply saddened. Some of us have worked there. Others have enjoyed traveling there. All of us at Partners In Health know how an...
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Back for Good: Clinicians Return to West Africa
Never mind that he knew nothing about ranching, PIH clinician Devin Platt was obsessed with becoming a rancher. After college he saved what feed money he could from seasonal jobs as a raft guide and...