PIH Webinars

PIH hosts ongoing webinars featuring updates on our work around the world. Below you will find information on past webinars and be able to access recordings. If you have any questions, please reach out to donorengagement@pih.org.

Upcoming Webinars and Livestreams:

Check back soon for more information on upcoming webinars!

Past Webinars:

"The World's Deadliest Infectious Disease: PIH Delivers the Cure"

Webinar Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2023 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. EST
Description: In this Giving Tuesday virtual event, John Green, bestselling author and PIH trustee; Dr. KJ Seung, PIH's senior health and policy advisor & endTB co-lead; Henry Reider, a former TB patient in Sierra Leone; and Dr. Girum Tefera, PIH clinical consultant at Lakka Hospital (where Henry received care) discuss the urgent global effort against Tuberculosis (TB) with firsthand accounts and lessons from PIH's relentless advocacy. Dr. Bailor Barrie, executive director of PIH Sierra Leone, also joined to briefly discuss the current security situation in Sierra Leone.

The Paul Farmer Symposium on Global Health Equity Livestream

Webinar Date: Monday, November 13, 2023 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. EST
Description: The 2023 Paul Farmer Symposium on Global Health equity was hosted by Partners In Health; the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School; the Division of Global Health Equity at Brigham and Women’s Hospital; and the Harvard Global Health Institute. Discussions on Paul Farmer’s experience in Haiti, and Haiti’s role as a force in the movement for global health equity took place during this event. Through two panels and a keynote address, we heard from experts, thought leaders, and Paul’s colleagues and friends on the importance of Haiti and how Paul’s vision and legacy remain vibrant both in Haiti and globally today.
Where to view: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2Wq2zONT5w

Global Day of Action

Webinar Date: Thursday, October 26, 2023, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. EDT
Description: In this virtual event, PIH Co-founder Ophelia Dahl and Tracy Kidder, PIH trustee and bestselling author of Mountains Beyond Mountains discuss the life of their friend, PIH Co-founder Dr. Paul Farmer, and how we can best honor his legacy through action.
Where to view: https://pih.org/globaldayofaction

When Disaster Strikes: PIH's Response to Cyclone Freddy

Webinar Date: June 12, 2023 1 p.m. EDT
Description: In this virtual event hosted by the PIH Leadership Giving Society, Dr. Joia Mukherjee, PIH chief medical officer; Dr. Luckson Dullie, executive director of Abwenzi Pa Za Umoyo (APZU, as PIH is known in Malawi); and Dr. Chiyembekezo (Chembe) Kachimanga, APZU’s chief medical officer, gathered with Leslie Friday, PIH senior director of content, to discuss APZU’s life-saving emergency response after Cyclone Freddy—the longest-lasting tropical cyclone ever recorded in the southern hemisphere—devastated parts of Malawi, leaving death and displacement in its wake.
Partners In Health Cyclone Freddy Response: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_Bj8spvaQc

The Five S’s: Building Resilient Health Systems

Webinar Date: August 16, 2022 12 p.m. EDT
Description: In the first webinar of the Paul's Legacy and PIH's Path Forward webinar series, Dr. Sheila Davis, CEO; Dr. Patrick Ulysse, COO; Dr. Melino Ndayizigiye, PIH Lesotho executive director, and Dr. Paul Sonenthal, associate director of in-patient medicine and critical care, discussed the key components of a robust health system as Dr. Paul Farmer envisioned them.
Slide URL: https://www.pih.org/sites/default/files/2022-08/8.16%20Paul%27s%20Legacy%20and%20PIH%27s%20Path%20Forward%20The%205%20S%27s%20%26%20Building%20Resilient%20Health%20Systems%20Slideshow.pdf

Training the Next Generation of Global Health Leaders

Webinar Date: Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at 12 p.m. EDT
Description: In the second webinar of the Paul's Legacy and PIH's Path Forward webinar series, Dr. Agnes Binagwaho, vice chancellor of PIH's University of Global Health Equity in Rwanda; Marc Julmisse, interim executive director of Zanmi Lasante (PIH's sister organization in Haiti); Daniel Orozco, chief knowledge officer; and Mutesi Mukinisha, University of Global Health Equity student, discussed the ways our universities and teaching programs in Rwanda, Haiti, and beyond are, in Paul's words, “decolonizing global health and expanding access to first-rate training opportunities".

Centering the Rights of Women, Children, and Adolescents

Webinar Date: Friday, October 14, 2022 at 12 p.m. EDT
Description: In the third webinar of the Paul's Legacy and PIH's Path Forward webinar series, Dr. Joia Mukherjee, chief medical officer; Loune Viaud, chief gender and social equity officer; and Dr. Bailor Barrie, PIH Sierra Leone executive director, discussed how we're using health as a vector for gender equity, and spoke about our growing programs supporting the social and economic rights of women, children, and adolescents.

Haiti: A Catalyst for PIH’s Global Work

Webinar Date: Tuesday, November 29 at 3:00 p.m. EDT
Description: During this special virtual event, Haiti: A Catalyst for PIH's Global Work, hosted by the PIH Leadership Giving Society, Dr. Patrick Ulysse, Partners In Health's chief operating officer, and Marc Julmisse, interim executive director of Zanmi Lasante (as PIH is known in Haiti), sat down with Leslie Friday, PIH's director of content, to discuss PIH's Haitian roots, how Zanmi Lasante has benefitted millions of people in the countries where PIH works, and why it's important now more than ever to continue providing care in Haiti.
Haiti The Birthplace of a Global Health Revolution: https://youtu.be/I9ft_BbXcbg

The Future of Global Health: Practice, Equity, and Human Rights

Webinar Date: Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at 1 p.m. EDT
Description: Every day, in 11 countries around the world, PIH strengthens health systems and saves lives. PIH Chief Medical Officer Dr. Joia Mukherjee wrote the book (literally) on what it takes to start a movement like ours. It's called An Introduction to Global Health Delivery, and during this webinar, hosted by Partners In Health's Leadership Giving Society, we celebrated the release of its second edition. Joia sat down with PIH Director of Content Leslie Friday and partners and supporters on Wednesday, July 20, and discussed our collective work reducing global inequities and establishing access to high-quality health care for all.

Supporting Migrant Farmworkers In Florida Amid COVID-19 and Beyond

Webinar Date: Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 12 p.m. ET
Description: During this virtual event, Dr. Joia Mukherjee, PIH chief medical officer; Katie Bollbach, executive director, PIH-US; Jude Beauchamp, senior project lead, Immokalee, PIH-US; Maria Plata, project manager, Immokalee, PIH-US; and Gerardo Reyes Chavez, key leader of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, came together to speak about Partners In Health's work in Immokalee, Florida, a community of migrant farmworkers and essential workers disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and how PIH is addressing systemic inequities in Immokalee by building a community health worker program and connecting residents with clinical and social support.
Slide URL: https://www.pih.org/sites/default/files/2022-05/5.24.22_Supporting_Migrant_Farmworkers_In_Florida_Amid_COVID-19_and_Beyond_Presentation.pdf

Cancer Care in Rwanda: Saving Lives and Redefining What’s Possible

Webinar Date: Friday, February 4, 2022 at 12 p.m. ET
Description: During this virtual event hosted by the Partners In Health Board of Trustees on World Cancer Day, Dr. Joel Mubiligi, executive director of Inshuti Mu Buzima (as PIH is known in Rwanda); Dr. Cyprien Shyirambere, Butaro district program director at Inshuti Mu Buzima; and Dr. Lawrence Shulman, PIH trustee and director of University of Pennsylvania's Center for Global Cancer Medicine shared stories, updates, and our vision for the future of this vital work, including the Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence. They also discussed how, side-by-side with local communities, we're redefining what's possible for high-quality cancer care in Rwanda.
The Promise of Butaro District Hospital: Key Facility Meets Growing Demand, Need for Expansion: https://youtu.be/9ZecZBfMtGw