News and Stories
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PIH's Parvannah Lee Reflects on Food Access in the Navajo Nation for Teen Vogue
Parvannah Lee has a clear picture in her mind of what hunger looks like. It's of her mother walking miles through a snowstorm to the nearest grocery store. So begins Lee’s essay about families in...
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Toddlers Growing, Gaining with Help from Malawi Clinic
After three months of regular care, 1-year-old Violet McDonald had gained nearly three vital pounds, as one of 11 children enrolled in the malnutrition clinic at the PIH-supported Matope Health Center...
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PIH's 2018 Annual Report
Our 2018 Annual Report serves as a record of last year's accomplishments—and as a thank you to all of our invaluable partners who make this lifesaving work possible.
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Support PIH with a Facebook Fundraiser
We’re challenging our supporters to launch 50 Facebook Fundraisers between now and Giving Tuesday to encourage friends and family to join the cause. Please help us reach our goal!
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A Safe Birth, and Welcome Relief, in Sierra Leone
Fanta Karoma, 18, lost her first pregnancy and feared the news of her second. But after hearing from a neighbor about the PIH-supported Wellbody Clinic in Kono, she found the care, and confidence, she...
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Malaria Cases Rising in Malawi as Peak Season Nears
Flora and Thomas Tigone worried when their infant son, Chisomo, suddenly became lethargic and feverish. A month ago, an older child had battled malaria. Fearing that was the case with Chisomo, Flora...
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Single Mother in Malawi Caring for Kids, Handling HIV
Agnes Paulo's expression was somber as she held her infant son, Ulemu, in her lap. Paulo, 35, is a single mother and living with HIV. Her four older children are HIV-negative, but Ulemu had not yet...
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Breast Cancer Survivors in Haiti Share Their Stories
in 2018 alone, PIH clinicians and staff in Haiti have been caring for 450 women diagnosed with breast cancer. Here, five survivors share their stories in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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Mental Health Team Expanding Innovative, Pioneering Care
Dr. Giuseppe “Bepi” Raviola, PIH’s Director of Mental Health, oversees a growing program that is caring for thousands of people in Haiti and Rwanda; developing safe houses for women with chronic...
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Dr. Paul Farmer Calls for Action on Tuberculosis in STAT and on NPR
PIH Co-founder Dr. Paul Farmer comments in major news outlets on the importance of drawing attention, resources, and action to the global battle against tuberculosis.