News and Stories
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For Child With Down Syndrome, A Tale of Two Health Care Systems
Access to comprehensive health care and increased community acceptance have all contributed to improved life expectancy and quality of life for people with Down syndrome.
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Woman Recovers From Breast Cancer in Peru
PIH connects patients with medical care, social support
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Teen Walks, Speaks Again After a Motorcycle Accident
In Rwanda, Right to Health Care program supports patients who cannot afford advanced treatment
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A New Cholera Outbreak Emerges in Haiti
The medical team at Zanmi Lasante, as Partners in Health is known in Haiti, reports there are four suspected cholera cases being treated at Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais as of October 12.
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UGHE Medical School Earns Regional Accreditation
The recognition will strengthen school’s impact, collaboration
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Research: Delivering Much-Needed Mental Health Care Where None Existed
Teams across several PIH sites use a WHO intervention, called Problem Management Plus--which they adapt by country and context, to help deliver much-needed mental health care within rural communities.
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Providing Lifesaving Mental Health Care in Rural Chiapas
PIH provides mental health care to hundreds of patients each year
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With Instability in Haiti, Doors Remain Open at PIH Facilities
Despite challenges, not one Zanmi Lasante facility has yet closed or been forced to stop caring for patients throughout the region. Indeed, 1.3 million people, or 1 in 10 Haitians, rely on the ZL...
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Cholera Vaccine Campaign Completed in Hard Hit Region of Malawi
APZU, PIH's sister organization, with support from local health workers and leaders, shepherded the effort, from early detection and treatment of patients to community awareness and vaccine...
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Why Global Funding Needs a New Strategy Now
Mobilizing and distributing public resources on a global scale requires new levels of global solidarity and requires reimagining global cooperation and the very conception of international development...