News and Stories

Surveying the villages

Amanda and I trekked with Miss Poulen for 40 minutes into a remote village.

IHSJ Reader, February 10, 2012

A roundup of global health news and research, published by PIH's Institute for Health and Social Justice.

Training the surveyors

Training day 1 went really well today!

Training offensive brings ultrasound imaging to Lesotho mountains

Training gives PIH clinicians new tool to diagnose diseases and save lives.

CBS Evening News reports on PIH's rehabilitation work in Haiti

Two years after the earthquake, tens of thousands still suffer the long-term effects of injuries.

Why the Global Fund matters

PIH co-founder Paul Farmer explains in an op-ed posted on the New York Times website why it is vital to fund the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria.

Adolescence: Guarding Against HPV

  Adolescence is a difficult time for girls everywhere, but coming of age in a developing country carries even greater risk. Teenage girls living with HIV struggle to come to terms with their...

Childhood: Rheumatic Heart Disease

ADULT: HIV AND DEPRESSION

ADOLESCENCE: AMPUTATION