News and Stories

Cancer Patient Receives First Surgery at University Hospital

While the procedure itself was fairly routine for the ZL clinicians—they’ve performed surgeries for many years in Cange—the experience of working in University Hospital’s operating room was something...

NCDsynergies Conference Kicking Off

Measuring the Immeasurable

Phil Garrity wrote the following reflection, which he read aloud to Partners In Health staff on May 15, 2013, the day his medical team declared him cancer-free, as a message of thanks for their...

Improving the Quality of Data Collected by CHWs in Rural Malawi

How a simple chart is improving data quality.

Accompanying Mothers in the Mountain Kingdom

In Lesotho, community outreach and accompaniment are saving mothers.

Continued Care in Mexico: Helping a Young Boy on the Road to Recovery

How PIH worked with a family to make sure their son got the care he needed.

Classroom Collaboration in Rwanda

PIH, Harvard University, and the Rwanda Ministry of Health team up to advance medical education.

Investigating the Root Causes of Illness

Effective care for most illnesses requires understanding the social conditions of one’s patients, writes Paul Farmer in The Upstream Doctors: Medical Innovators Track Sickness to its Source, a new TED...

In Rwanda, the Chance to Save a Life

A physician reflects on his experience in Rwanda.

COPE Brings Cross-Pollination to Navajo Nation

An inside-look at PIH's work in Navajo Nation.