News and Stories
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Foreign Aid Cuts Halt Migrant and Refugee Health Project in Peru
More than 7,000 Venezuelan migrants in Peru were set to benefit from comprehensive medical care, but recent actions by the U.S. government unraveled everything.
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Didi Bertrand Farmer: In Paul Farmer’s Beautiful Garden of Global Health Equity
In the New England Journal of Medicine, Didi Bertrand Farmer reflects on PIH Co-founder Dr. Paul Farmer’s sudden passing over three years ago.
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Elvis and Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: The Clinical Study That Saved His Life
In Peru, endTB-Q's global clinical trial demonstrated that pre-XDR tuberculosis—one of the most resistant forms—can be treated in up to six months, without injections and with accompaniment.
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The Teens Left Behind: Funding Cuts Impact Clinical Trial for Adolescents with HIV in Peru
A unique clinical trial was in year three of five, supporting treatment adherence for adolescents living with HIV, when it received notice that its funding from the U.S. government would be cut.
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Meet 10 Treatment Supporters and Patients in Lesotho
Get a glimpse into tuberculosis care through quotes, anecdotes, and photos shared by treatment supporters and patients.
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Approved Funding Sits in Banks While Patients Suffer
The U.S. government is withholding billions of dollars from two major programs—PEPFAR and the Global Fund—despite funding being Congressionally approved and promised.
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Zanmi Lasante Staff Race to Treat an HIV Patient Who Developed TB
When a decades-long patient of the PIH-supported Notre Dame de la Nativité Hospital didn’t show up at the facility for two months, staff mobilized a team to care for the 72-year-old woman.
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PIH Engage: 'We Are Part of Something Bigger'
PIH Engage Summer Intern Kavita Doobay reflects on her experience helping plan and execute Engage’s annual Training Institute and Hill Day.
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Pocket Rescissions, Latest Tactic from the Executive Branch, Are Unconstitutional
So-called “pocket rescissions” are an attempt to withhold funds appropriated by Congress until they expire and can no longer be spent.
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4 Lessons in Leadership from PIH’s New Chief Medical Officer
Meet Dr. Sterman Toussaint, a surgeon and longtime PIHer.