News and Stories
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Global Hand Washing Day: A Reflection on Water, Soap, and Infrastructure
Elizabeth Campa, director of WASH and Protection programming at our Haitian sister organization Zanmi Lasante, reflects on the importance of water, soap, and infrastructure in low-resource settings.
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Training for Ebola: An Interview with PIH's Dr. Sara Stulac
As the Ebola outbreak continues to unfold in West Africa, frontline health care workers are facing enormous challenges. More than 400 health care workers had been infected with the virus as of Oct...
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JAMA: 'The Ebola Outbreak, Fragile Health Systems, and Quality as a Cure'
Staff. Stuff. Systems. In recent media appearances, lectures, and op-eds, PIH Co-founder Dr. Paul Farmer has been arguing that to contain the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa and take...
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Ebola: Countries Need 'Staff, Stuff, and Systems'
Last week PIH Co-founder Dr. Paul Farmer, PIH Chief Medical Officer Dr. Joia Mukherjee, and a small team of clinicians traveled to Liberia to assess the Ebola outbreak and determine how PIH can best...
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Ebola: A Call to Action from PIH's Dr. Joia Mukherjee
Dr. Joia Mukherjee, PIH's chief medical officer, reflects on the challenges and opportunities the Ebola outbreak presents.
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Dr. Fils-Aime: 'Working in Mental Health Gives Me Hope'
"Working in mental health gives me hope that things will get better," says Dr. Reginald Fils-Aime, who works to treat Haitians with mental disorders humanely and efficiently.
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Need to Know: Screening for Depression in Haiti
The Zanmi Lasante Depression Symptom Inventory is a screening tool that helps clinicians identify depression in Haiti.
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Drs. Paul Farmer and Jim Yong Kim: What's Missing in Ebola Fight
"The Ebola crisis today is a reflection of long-standing and growing inequalities of access to basic health care," write Drs. Paul Farmer and Jim Yong Kim in The Washington Post.
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Key Principles on the Ebola Response
Dr. Paul Farmer outlines important principles regarding the response to the Ebola outbreak.
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Partners In Health ♥ Arcade Fire
How bands like Arcade Fire and their fans are helping us do "whatever it takes" to save lives, revitalize communities, and transform global health.