News and Stories
-
Q&A: Addressing Nursing Shortage Through Education, Research in Liberia
Like many countries around the globe, Liberia has a shortage of nurses and midwives. In an effort to address this, Partners In Health (PIH) Liberia created the Nursing Center of Excellence in 2019 to...
-
EndTB Clinical Trial Enrolls 750 Patients
PIH is among the organizations leading the clinical trial, which spans four continents.
-
"Breast Cancer is Not a Death Sentence"
Diane Mukawera was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013 and shares her story of survival to inspire other women in Rwanda to perform regular self-examinations and seek early care, like what she...
-
Working In Global Health: Justin Mendoza
PIHer reflects on career in advocacy, social justice
-
Research: Innovative Program Saves At-Risk Newborns In Rwanda
In Rwanda, All Babies Count reduced neonatal deaths by 35% in rural districts.
-
Working In Global Health: Tiffany Treviño
PIHer reflects on her passion for public health, journey to PIH
-
In Liberia, Nurses Learn How to Manage Delirium in Patients
Mental disturbances from delirium are usually temporary, but they can be life-threatening—which is why it’s critical to recognize and diagnosis the condition. At PIH-supported J.J. Dossen Memorial...
-
Partners In Health Formalizes Long-Term Commitment to Health Equity Work in United States
What began as a time-bound initiative in response to a spiraling public health crisis has now catalyzed a long-term commitment to reimagining community health systems in the U.S. -- a fundamental...
-
In Sierra Leone, 13-Year-Old Girl Recovers from TB Meningitis
It took a team of PIH clinicians, nurses, and lab technicians and a cross-country search for a CT scan to ensure one 13-year-old girl received an accurate diagnosis and lifesaving care for TB...
-
Strengthening Mental Health Care Alongside Religious and Traditional Healers In Liberia
In 2019, Ma-Kebbeh (pseudonym) began to show signs of schizophrenia. She talked to herself, refused to eat, and experienced hallucinations. According to her, strange things were happening. “There was...