News and Stories
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Q&A: Dr. Paul Farmer on His New Book: Fevers, Feuds, and Diamonds
Partners In Health Co-Founder and Chief Strategist Dr. Paul Farmer reflects on his latest book, Fevers, Feuds, and Diamonds, which details the Ebola outbreak's origins and aftermath; the stories of...
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World Diabetes Day Highlights Impacts of PIH Nurses
Gedeon Ngoga said several global factors—the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report on health inequities, and World Diabetes Day, which is Saturday—all have a common thread: the importance of nurses.
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R&I: Study Highlights Community Health Representatives’ Impact on Diabetes in Navajo Nation
For years, Partners In Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and Community Outreach and Patient Empowerment (COPE) have worked to strengthen Navajo Nation’s Community Health Representative...
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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.