News and Stories
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Dying of Tuberculosis in the 21st Century
Ebola is the tip of a global health crisis: a crisis in our collective ability to deliver the essentials of modern medicine to those who need help the most. Few diseases illustrate the ongoing nature...
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Malawi Floods: Update from Joe Lusaka
I decided to move to Chikwawa in order to alleviate the disease burden unleashed by the floods, and to bring us closer to making real the human right to health care.
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We stay
We make long-term commitments to the communities we serve. “I came up from under the building,” says Shelove Julmiste, remembering her escape from the rubble of a collapsed six-story building,...
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We build health systems
We work closely with national governments and other partners to improve and expand health services. Muhamed Kallon, 19, is an Ebola survivor. Last September, he was admitted to an Ebola treatment...
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We make house calls
We visit patients in their homes to deliver medication and guide them through treatment. "I’m just doing my job. This is what it takes.” Rebecca Tsosie drives down the dusty roads of Crystal, New...
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We go
We travel to remote places where health care options are limited or barely exist. Beyond Russia’s Ural Mountains, in the dense forests of southwestern Siberia, Tomsk has historically been a...
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Haiti's University Hospital Celebrates Second Anniversary
Now celebrating its two-year anniversary, University Hospital in Mirebalais is a boon for the region and the country following the January 12, 2010 earthquake.
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Four PIH Clinicians Returned to United States for Monitoring
At the request of the CDC, four clinicians working with PIH in Sierra Leone were transported to the United States on Tuesday for active monitoring. None has shown symptoms of Ebola.
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Dr. Paul Farmer: 'Redoubling Our Efforts'
[T]he everyday health conditions faced by the poor across much of West Africa are nothing if not a disaster. Redoubling our efforts in Sierra Leone and Liberia, while supporting the Guinean effort as...
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Dr. Gary Gottlieb Joins PIH
Partners In Health welcomes new CEO Dr. Gary Gottlieb.