Patients Cured Through New TB Drugs, Social Support in Kazakhstan

Posted on Mar 23, 2021

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While pregnant with her second child, Maral Shorayeva began experiencing symptoms that felt like a cold or flu, but when she went to give birth to her daughter, doctors recognized that something was wrong. They suspected she had tuberculosis. Shorayeva, who was 25 at the time, says a nurse took her newborn away immediately, without giving her a chance to hold her daughter. She had already gone through more than a year of TB treatment while pregnant with her first child, her son Bagdad, who was born in 2016.

Climate Change Advocacy is Global Health Advocacy

Posted on Mar 19, 2021

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Earth Day is a moment to reflect on how climate change and global health are intertwined, in that those most affected by natural disasters and disease are often marginalized communities.

New Oxygen Plant at PIH Hospital Will Fill Void, Save Lives in Lesotho

Posted on Dec 18, 2020

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Lesotho health leaders said the country's first medical oxygen plant is a landmark for building a stronger health system during COVID-19 and beyond

PIH Kazakhstan Doctors Recover From COVID-19, Treat Family Members

Posted on Nov 25, 2020

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PIH Kazakhstan Country Director Dr. Yerkebulan Algozhin is among staff who have recovered from COVID-19 this year, and said facing a pandemic while continuing tuberculosis care has brought his team closer together - as they now prepare for a second wave of the novel virus.

PIH-Lesotho Receives UN Award for Community-Based COVID-19 Program

Posted on Sep 7, 2020

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The UNDP honor specially recognizes PIH's work to reach communities in remote mountain areas of the southern Africa nation, through local health centers and village health workers.

Groundbreaking Kazakhstan TB Trial Continuing Amid COVID-19 Challenges

Posted on Aug 21, 2020

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Video treatment support and roadside exams are among the innovative ways clinicians are caring for more than 70 patients with severe TB, while facing added risks from the global pandemic.

EndTB's Strong Study Results Add to Push for Use of New Drugs

Posted on Aug 10, 2020

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PIH researchers, clinicians helped lead study that again showed new-generation TB drugs to be more effective, including for patients with additional diseases.

As COVID-19 Cases Mount in Peru, Medical and Social Support Are Key

Posted on Jul 8, 2020

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PIH’s systems strengthening over the years has paved the way for a quick and comprehensive response to COVID-19 in Peru, even as the country scrambles for resources to stave off a stubborn pandemic and an alarming surge of cases.

PIH Breaks Ground on New ER Facility at Liberia Health Center

Posted on Apr 21, 2020

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The expansion will greatly improve Pleebo's capacity to meet emergency needs and provide care in areas ranging from hypertension and diabetes to maternal and child health.

What TB Can Teach Us About COVID-19

Posted on Mar 23, 2020

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Lessons can be drawn from the treatment of TB, the world's deadliest infectious disease, to confronting COVID-19.