News and Stories
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Anatomy of a Cape Cod Outbreak: How PIH’s Epidemic Intelligence Unit Supported a Major Public Health Investigation
A major COVID-19 cluster in Cape Cod was identified thanks to partnership between Massachusetts health officials and the PIH-supported Epidemic Intelligence Unit, leading to further clarity on the high transmission of the Delta variant and revised CDC guidelines on masking for vaccinated individuals.
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What You Should Know About the Latest COVID-19 Surge and Delta Variant
A PIH expert answers critical questions about the current COVID surge, Delta variant, "breakthrough" infections, and what people can do to stay safe.
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‘She’s Our Courage And Strength’: Mother Reflects On Raising Child With Down Syndrome
In rural Chiapas, Compañeros En Salud, as PIH is known in Mexico, provides medical care and social support to children with disabilities and their families, strengthening health systems one patient at a time.
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Research: Most Health Workers In Sierra Leone Unvaccinated Against Hepatitis B
A new study conducted by PIH researchers calls attention to the urgent need to screen and vaccinate all health workers in Sierra Leone against hepatitis B.
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Providing High-Quality COVID-19 Care In Haiti, Amid Significant Challenges
Clinicians and staff in Haiti have continued to provide testing, isolation and support, and care--including to patients with some of the most severe cases of COVID-19--throughout the pandemic and despite significant challenges.
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One Patient Becomes Many: Expanding HIV/TB Care in Sierra Leone
PIH's care and support helped a young patient recover—and set in motion changes that would impact MDR-TB care across Sierra Leone.
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Facilities Open, Staff Safe Following Haitian President’s Assassination
More than a week after the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse and the wounding of First Lady Martine Moïse, Zanmi Lasante facilities remain open, as they have through years of political and civil unrest, devastating hurricanes, and the current COVID-19 pandemic.
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Statement on Assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse
Our hearts go out to the Haitian people, our colleagues, friends, and family at the news this morning of the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, as we remain in touch with our colleagues on the ground.
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PIH In Peru: 25 Years of Growth, Transformation
As Socios En Salud’s decades of care and service demonstrate, injustice has a cure. A better world is possible—a world where health care is not a privilege, but a human right.
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Third Wave of COVID-19 Impacts Countries Around the Globe
COVID-19 is sweeping through many countries in which PIH works, proving that the pandemic is far from "over" where many people lack access to vaccines and proper measures for prevention and care.