‘Mountain Kingdom’ of Lesotho Making Huge Strides with Health Reform
Posted on May 15, 2018
Every three months or so, Atlehang Seisa saddles up.
Injustice has a cure
The Ups and Downs of an Oncology Nurse in Haiti
Posted on May 11, 2018
Magda Louis Juste, an oncology nurse at University Hospital in Mirebalais, talks about the role of nursing in Haiti, the importance of advocating for patients, and the need for local, specialized training.
Dauntless Lesotho man defeats MDR-TB, defies family history
Posted on Mar 20, 2018
A severe form of tuberculosis killed Moeketsi Ts'osane’s mother in 2008, and one of his brothers in 2010. Health workers suspect the disease may also have contributed to the 2005 death of Ts'osane’s father, who had worked as a miner in South Africa.
So when Ts'osane was diagnosed with MDR-TB himself, in 2015, his family and friends had grim hopes for his future.
“The people around me, because of what had happened…to them, it was the end of me,” the 29-year-old Ts'osane said in February, sitting at work in Maseru, the capital of Lesotho.
'The Core of Our Program:' Likhapha Ntlamelle Leading MDR-TB Outreach in Lesotho
Posted on Mar 15, 2018
Slowing the spread of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in Lesotho means going to many more places than hospitals and clinics.
It means going to taxi associations. Mining companies. High schools. Primary schools. Prisons and police facilities.
Malawi Program Making GAINs in Maternal Health
Posted on Jan 8, 2018
Clinicians at Partners In Health-supported facilities around the world provided more than 30,000 safe, facility-based childbirths in 2017, according to year-end estimates—and thanks to a growing collaboration, more and more of those safe childbirths are happening in a rural district in Malawi.
Fellowship Providing Vital Support for Nursing Leaders
Posted on Nov 29, 2017
As she spoke to nurse managers from Rwanda, Liberia and Haiti, Dr. Lynda Tyer-Viola—a longtime nurse manager in Texas—cited a daily situation that’s true for medical professionals anywhere.
“The everyday minutiae sucks all the air out of the room,” she said, referring to the flood of unexpected, urgent tasks that arise in busy hospital environments. Such tasks often detract from larger projects or duties, Tyer-Viola said, and can change whatever plans managers thought they had for their day.
Revisiting Lunie, a Malnutrition Patient in Haiti
Posted on Oct 13, 2017
Lunie Lozama arrived severely malnourished at PIH's clinic in Lascahobas, Haiti, in April 2016. Less than seven months later, she was a completely different person.
PIH Releases How-to Guides for Mentoring, Quality Improvement Program
Posted on Oct 10, 2017
A Partners In Health model for mentoring health care workers is gaining broad attention after improving qualities of care in Rwanda and elsewhere for several years, and a new guideline—along with a separate, cost-analysis toolkit—describes how health centers and systems can implement the model, combat the global shortage of quality health care staffing and plan budgets across a range of services.
"Building a culture of high-quality care delivery processes and systems is almost impossible, especially in resource-limited settings,” said Anatole Manzi, director
Delivering Hope in Lesotho
Posted on Oct 3, 2017
Matumisang Khasipe—a mother, wife, and nurse midwife for Partners In Health—says she loves her job at Nkau Health Center in Lesotho. “I’ve been working for PIH for two years,” she said. “And there’s nothing better than patients telling you they’re happy.”
Staff Share Stories After Quake in Mexico
Posted on Sep 15, 2017
PIH staff assessed damage from the 8.1-magnitude earthquake that rocked Mexico last week and shared stories of crumbling houses, mudslides, and an emergency birth.