News and Stories
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Liberia's New Nurses, New Hope
If Liberia is going to rebuild its civil-war-battered, Ebola-splintered health system, it needs pioneers like Tubman’s new nurses.
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Cecilia Kanjadza Reaches University from Rural Malawi
Cecilia Kanjadza, 19, scanned the local newspaper in Neno, Malawi, for her name while standing in Partners In Health’s office. It was a moment she wanted to share with PIH staff. Earlier that day...
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A Quick, Portable Test for Ebola
In late June, Partners In Health staff and colleagues published a study on a groundbreaking medical device. Appearing in The Lancet, the study shows that a portable, fast-working Ebola test called...
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PIH Launches University in Rwanda
Partners In Health is launching a new initiative in Rwanda—the University of Global Health Equity.
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Rwanda Nears Millennium Development Goals
Rwanda has long been a front-runner in the race to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, those eight benchmarks in health, education, and other areas that United Nations member states aim to hit...
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Young Boy Overcomes Hodgkin Lymphoma in Mexico
Meynor Perez is a 12-year-old boy who loves mathematics and spending his free time on the basketball court. But his world got flipped upside down when he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of...
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Working in Global Health: Shin Daimyo
Interested in forging a career in global health? We asked Shin Daimyo, PIH's clinical program officer and program manager for mental health, to share his journey.
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Haiti Continues to Battle Cholera Outbreak
Haiti is still grappling with a pernicious cholera epidemic nearly five years after the disease's first appearance in the country. Beyond Port-au-Prince and its suburbs, the Artibonite and Centre...
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Wall Street Journal: West Africa, PIH Resolve to Build Health Systems
The Wall Street Journal takes a look at the challenges facing Liberia and Sierra Leone’s Ebola-wracked health care systems, and Partners In Health’s efforts to help in each country: HARPER...
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Adama Nylenkeh: Recent Graduate, Rising Star
Adama Nylenkeh began her professional life as a volunteer ambulance nurse in Sierra Leone in late 2014. The 24-year-old Sierra Leonean quickly developed a reputation for grit, humility, and...