News and Stories
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Make Social Justice Your New Year’s Resolution
Host a birthday fundraiser: Make your birthday meaningful by asking your friends and family to contribute to a Facebook Fundraiser for PIH! Start yours by signing into Facebook. Become a Paul’s...
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Most-Read Stories of 2018
In case you missed them the first time around, we've compiled our top 10 stories from 2018. These are the people, places, and programs that caught your eye, from Lesotho, Sierra Leone, and Malawi to...
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PIH Staff Pick Inspiring Reads for 2019
PIH staff offer suggestions for books that inspired them to take action or think more deeply about social justice and the broader world.
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How an HIV Diagnosis Inspired Friendship in Sierra Leone
Aminata Kebbie discovered she was HIV-positive when she was five months pregnant. A friendship sparked with a PIH community health worker arguably saved her and her daughter's lives.
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Dr. Joia Mukherjee writes about Universal Health Coverage in Devex
In a recent op-ed for online development journal Devex, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Joia Mukherjee writes that we know what universal health coverage looks like. We know how to get there. And we know...
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Q&A: Dr. Abera Leta on the March to Universal Health Coverage
Dr. Abera Leta, executive director for PIH in Lesotho, describes how the country's health reform is moving Lesotho toward UHC and changing the lives of thousands.
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Gladys: Trailblazer, Midwife, and Feminist in Sierra Leone
Boyama Gladys Katingor, the head midwife at Wellbody Clinic in Kono, Sierra Leone, ensures every expectant mother receives the best possible care and advocates for her patients' best interests both in...
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Teens with HIV Find Support, Friendship at Malawi Club
On Saturdays in Neno District, Malawi, teens living with HIV can find friendship, games, snacks, HIV education and, most importantly, support.
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November Conference Call with Dr. Paul Farmer
During a recent conference call, Dr. Paul Farmer, PIH's co-founder and chief strategist, spoke with Leslie Friday, interim director of content, about what he looks forward to in the new year and...
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Safe Deliveries, Big Smiles at Lesotho Health Center
Kamohelo Phoofolo, 8 months old, was born safely at a facility revitalized by Lesotho's national health care reform, one of nearly 4,000 more safe childbirths in 2017 than in years prior.