News and Stories
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Amid COVID-19, Delivering Mental Health Care To Thousands In Peru
Since the Spring, PIH has responded to COVID-19 in Peru with mental health services for patients, families and communities, including innovative mobile apps that have helped nearly 5,000 Peruvians...
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Q&A: Filmmaker Tells Story Behind Bending The Arc—Available on Netflix
Bending The Arc—a critically acclaimed documentary available on Netflix—tells the story of PIH’s early years and the global movement for health equity and social justice. For an inside look at the...
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In Mexico, New Clinicians Ready for ‘Year of Constant Growth’
Each year, 10 clinicians arrive in Chiapas, Mexico to complete their social service year with PIH. This year's cohort will work in marginalized areas of this region, where access to health care is...
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Finding the Way Back Home, One Conversation at a Time
People struggling with mental health conditions who have stopped receiving treatment or taking medication—and as a result have seen their conditions worsen and may be homeless—are sometimes called...
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Transcending COVID-19 Through Investment in Mental Health
On World Mental Health Day 2020, Dr. Giuseppe "Bepi" Raviola shares how PIH has invested in and incorporated mental health into COVID-19 care around the world, and reflects on the importance of self...
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Innovation: Marking 10 Years of Mental Health Care in Haiti
Tatiana Therosme gathered herself for a moment before talking about a young woman, born with HIV, who battled severe depression for years because of stigmatization and mistreatment resulting from...
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PIH Documentary "Bending the Arc" Airing on Netflix
Netflix's international release last October has made the inspiring film available to a global audience, as essential viewing amid the COVID-19 pandemic and public health crises around the world.
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PIH to WHO: Ensure Equitable, Global Access to COVID-19 Technological Advancements
PIH leadership urges the WHO's Executive Board to broaden access to COVID-19-related health technologies as global public goods.
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University Hospital of Mirebalais’ Residency Program Fuels Next Generation of Doctors in Haiti
PIH partners with Zamni Lasante to offer 6 medical residency programs at University Hospital of Mirebalais—so far, 123 residents have graduated and 98% have opted to stay in Haiti, contributing to...
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In Illinois, PIH Shares Global Contact Tracing Expertise
PIH is advising the Illinois Department of Public Health as it scales a contact tracing program to meet the unique needs of the communities it serves--one of several programs within PIH's U.S. Public...