News and Stories
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Timeline: PIH’s Work, Advocacy in HIV/AIDS
Explore the timeline to learn how PIH's work and advocacy in HIV/AIDS began in Haiti, branched out globally, and influenced how care was delivered to millions of people around the world.
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“All Possible Care”: The Strides and Limits of Emergency Care in Sierra Leone
Luck and a team of determined clinicians saved James Fatoma’s life.
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Nurse Educators Take Skills Learned in Boston Back to Haiti
Nurse educators with Zanmi Lasante enhance their skills through a two-week-long simulation lab training at Regis College with the goal of bringing skills home to Haitian colleagues.
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Photo Essay: Expanding a Hospital, Serving More Patients in Rwanda
The multi-year project will improve access to quality cancer care, other specialized care
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Op-Ed: While U.S. Moves on from COVID-19, Local Leaders Left to Pick Up the Slack
In the absence of a cohesive and comprehensive federal plan, local health departments, community-based organizations, and others across the country are stepping up to assume the responsibility of...
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Dr. Joia Mukherjee: Med Students Should Become Healers Choosing ‘Hope and Action’
Dr. Joia Mukherjee to med school graduates: “Hope is as important now than it ever has been. ... It powers a willingness to wade into messy waters of sickness and suffering, to analyze the milieu of...
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Helping Patients With PTSD Heal
In Rwanda, one in five people live with a mental health condition
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Neighbors Helping Neighbors: Community Health Workers Essential to Care in Mexico
Community health workers provide culturally relevant care in rural Chiapas
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Local Partners Key to Holistic TB Care in Kazakhstan
Social workers in Kazakhstan connect tuberculosis patients and their families with community organizations that provide food, daily essentials, and mental health support so that patients can fully...
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Research: Investment in Nurses and Midwives Improves Health Care Outcomes in Rural Liberia
Nurses and midwives are vital to health care systems. This is especially true in regions with health workforce shortages, such as southeast Liberia. On a daily basis, nurses and midwives help meet...