News and Stories

"Chasing mice" with Private

In Rwanda, PIH helps a young genocide survivor overcome poverty and his past.

New education program for nurses and auxiliaries raises test scores 30 percent

In Haiti, PIH's l'Hôpital Saint Nicholas moves closer to becoming site of nursing excellence.

Meet the newest Right to Health Care patients

In Guatemala, four Haitian girls are set to receive livesaving cardiac surgery.

Two years after the quake, the cornerstones of PIH's rebuilding take shape

PIH co-founder Paul Farmer reflects on Mirebalais and meliorism.

RTHC Patient: Michelda Picat

RTHC Patient: Marconi

Marconi (8) suffers from severe subvalvular and valvular pulmonic stenosis – a condition where lesions in the heart valves disrupt the blood flow. He is also epileptic.In the past few years, Marconi...

RTHC Patient: Rosaica

Rosaica (3) lives with patent ductus arteriosus and pulmonary hypertension – a heart problem that affects some babies soon after birth, where abnormal blood flow occurs between two of the major...

RTHC patient: Medjine Bastien

Medjine (4) is living with severe tetralogy of fallot – a congenital heart defect that keeps blood and oxygen from mixing.At two months old, Medjine was abandoned by her mother. Her paternal...

Growing program "twins" Rwandan physicians with Boston-based oncologists

Program initiated by PIH's Sara Stulac is credited for improving outcomes for children with lymphoma.

Remembering Sonia Pierre

RFK Human Rights Award winner, social activist, and longtime PIH friend leaves behind incredible legacy.