News and Stories
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Malaria Cases Rising in Malawi as Peak Season Nears
Flora and Thomas Tigone worried when their infant son, Chisomo, suddenly became lethargic and feverish. A month ago, an older child had battled malaria. Fearing that was the case with Chisomo, Flora...
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Single Mother in Malawi Caring for Kids, Handling HIV
Agnes Paulo's expression was somber as she held her infant son, Ulemu, in her lap. Paulo, 35, is a single mother and living with HIV. Her four older children are HIV-negative, but Ulemu had not yet...
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Breast Cancer Survivors in Haiti Share Their Stories
in 2018 alone, PIH clinicians and staff in Haiti have been caring for 450 women diagnosed with breast cancer. Here, five survivors share their stories in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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Mental Health Team Expanding Innovative, Pioneering Care
Dr. Giuseppe “Bepi” Raviola, PIH’s Director of Mental Health, oversees a growing program that is caring for thousands of people in Haiti and Rwanda; developing safe houses for women with chronic...
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Dr. Paul Farmer Calls for Action on Tuberculosis in STAT and on NPR
PIH Co-founder Dr. Paul Farmer comments in major news outlets on the importance of drawing attention, resources, and action to the global battle against tuberculosis.
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For His Mother: Sierra Leone PIHer Reflects on Career
In September 2014, as the largest Ebola outbreak in history was devastating West Africa, Alusine Mark Dumbuya was struggling with an additional, very personal concern in a rural region of Sierra Leone...
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Building a Passionate Team: HR Manager Tholoana Mohapi Marks a Decade of Hires in Lesotho
Tholoana Mohapi said that when she was very young, she wanted to be a nurse one day. Instead, her career has led her to more than a decade of hiring nurses and other health professionals, as a leading...
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Mojela Masupha Rides the Extra Mile for PIH
When Mojela Masupha was a site administrator for two rural health clinics in Lesotho, he needed a way to travel over steep mountain trails and rugged terrain. So, Partners In Health trained Masupha to...
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'That’s Where the Journey Begins': Data Specialist Starts Fellowship in Malawi
Themba Nyirenda was lying in bed at about 7 a.m. one morning this May, checking email on his laptop, when he got news he’d been hoping for since 2015. He immediately called his girlfriend, despite the...
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PIH Model Transforms Health Care, Saves Lives in Rwanda, Madagascar
The movement toward universal health care is growing—no matter the setting. Two new studies highlight incredible improvements in child and maternal health in Rwanda and Madagascar in recent years...