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Partnering with Dana-Farber in Rwanda

This article originally appeared on the Dana-Faber Cancer Institute Insight Blog. I recently returned from a three-month rotation as a nurse fellow at a comprehensive cancer center at Butaro...

Celebrating a Milestone in Rwanda’s Cancer Care

An email from Dr. Neo Tapela, director of noncommunicable diseases at Partners In Health, reflecting on first-year accomplishments at Rwanda's Butaro Cancer Center.

The Butaro Cancer Center at One Year

Fabrice’s mother struggled with her son’s diagnosis. She’d never met someone with cancer, and from what she’d heard, the diagnosis meant Fabrice would surely die.

Cancer Patient Receives First Surgery at University Hospital

While the procedure itself was fairly routine for the ZL clinicians—they’ve performed surgeries for many years in Cange—the experience of working in University Hospital’s operating room was something...

NCDsynergies Conference Kicking Off

Measuring the Immeasurable

Phil Garrity wrote the following reflection, which he read aloud to Partners In Health staff on May 15, 2013, the day his medical team declared him cancer-free, as a message of thanks for their...

Improving the Quality of Data Collected by CHWs in Rural Malawi

How a simple chart is improving data quality.

Accompanying Mothers in the Mountain Kingdom

In Lesotho, community outreach and accompaniment are saving mothers.

Continued Care in Mexico: Helping a Young Boy on the Road to Recovery

How PIH worked with a family to make sure their son got the care he needed.

Classroom Collaboration in Rwanda

PIH, Harvard University, and the Rwanda Ministry of Health team up to advance medical education.