News and Stories
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Blessings Henry, Neno's Feminist Future Doctor
With support from PIH and a community of remarkable women, 17-year-old Blessings Henry is eyeing medical school as she finishes the last year of her secondary education in Neno, Malawi.
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Public Defender: Benson Chabwera Dedicated to Neno Community
Over a rising career with PIH, where he began as a security guard and now oversees more than 600 health workers, Benson Chabwera has remained rooted in his home district of Neno, Malawi.
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Haiti Facing Severe Shortages, ‘New Normal’ Following Weeks of Unrest
Two staff members from Zanmi Lasante, as Partners In Health is known in Haiti, reflect on unrest in recent weeks and discuss how staff, patients, and loved ones are adjusting to a "new normal" within...
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Research: Clinic Visits, Diagnoses Increase When Patients Access Free Care in Malawi
PIH research in Malawi confirms that when health care is nearby and free, exponentially more patients arrive at clinics and diagnoses rise for infectious diseases.
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Rising Star 'Kankwanzi' a Masonry Role Model on UGHE Site
Anne Marie Nyiranshimiyimana faced criticism and stigma when she began working as a mason. “They told me, ‘No woman builds, no woman climbs.’ They told me, ‘Women can’t do a lot of things.'"
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UGHE Alumni Spotlight: Irene Murungi
Irene Murungi, a technical advisor for gender issues at two Ugandan AIDS organizations, said her executive education course at UGHE was an opportunity to challenge herself and learn from peers.
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PIH Staff: ‘Haiti Under Siege’ as Medical Crisis Intensifies
PIH leaders in Haiti say staff have been held at gunpoint and a PIH vehicle has been stolen as nurses and doctors face “overwhelming challenges” to reach health facilities amid ongoing civil unrest.
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Working in Global Health: Gabriela Sarriera on Grassroots Activism
Gabriela Sarriera, interim manager of grassroots strategy at Partner In Health, discusses how she came to work in global health, her path within PIH, and her plans for the future.
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PIH Staff Safe, Facilities Open But Struggling During Unrest in Haiti
PIH staff and patients remain safe and health facilities open, although in need of food, clean water, and fuel following eight consecutive days of strikes and civil unrest in Haiti.
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UGHE Alumni Spotlight: Benjamin Ndayambaje
Benjamin Ndayambaje is a Rwandan who grew up in a refugee camp in Uganda. A trained veterinarian and former veterinary surgeon, he graduated in UGHE’s inaugural Class of 2017.