On the Road in Sierra Leone, Spreading Health and Hope

Posted on Dec 13, 2019

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Follow along with a dynamic clinical team from PIH Sierra Leone as they travel hours to a rural community to talk about the physical and mental health care available in Kono District.

Need to Know: How Kangaroo Mother Care is Keeping Babies Healthy in Liberia

Posted on Dec 9, 2019

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Nurses have helped Cecile Johnson care for her newborn daughter, Sheba, teaching direct, skin-to-skin contact and other vital practices for babies born prematurely and at low weights.

Rice Farming Program Combating Malnutrition in Rwanda

Posted on Nov 20, 2019

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Parents of children with malnutrition are growing additional food and income for their families through innovative PIH support that treats more than physical health.

Top 7 PIH Innovations During Ebola Outbreak in West Africa

Posted on Nov 5, 2019

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Five years ago this fall, Partners In Health began fighting the deadliest Ebola epidemic in West Africa. Despite never having battled the disease, clinicians found innovative ways to provide better, more efficient care to patients.

Quadruplets Born at University Hospital Amidst Haiti Unrest

Posted on Oct 21, 2019

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In late September, University Hospital staff helped a mother deliver healthy babies following a harrowing journey through barricades at the height of unrest in Haiti.

CEO Dr. Sheila Davis Reflects on 5-Year Anniversary of the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa

Posted on Oct 16, 2019

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Dr. Sheila Davis, who ran PIH's Ebola response in West Africa five years ago, reflects on the progress made helping to rebuild health systems in Liberia and Sierra Leone.

The Social Worker Extraordinaire Helping Breast Cancer Patients

Posted on Oct 8, 2019

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Oldine Deshommes, a social worker at University Hospital in Mirebalais, Haiti, talks about the barriers breast cancer patients face in accessing care, their concerns, and what she has learned from them over time.

Opinion: Universal Health Coverage Must Meet the Needs of the Missing Billion

Posted on Sep 23, 2019

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PIH leaders discuss the importance of including the "missing billion," or people with disabilities, in conversations about universal health coverage at the U.N. General Assembly this week.

Meet New CEO Dr. Sheila Davis

Posted on Aug 12, 2019

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Dr. Sheila Davis, who became CEO on July 1, shares how she moved from being a rural Mainer interested in nursing, to a PIH-er working at the highest levels of global health.

New Hepatitis B Clinic Launches in Sierra Leone

Posted on Aug 1, 2019

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A new hepatitis B clinic launches at PIH-supported Koidu Government Hospital in eastern Sierra Leone, where an estimated 10 percent of the population is living with the viral infection.

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