A Mother, Her Twins, and an 8-Hour Ambulance Ride in Mexico

Posted on May 11, 2018

Alejandra Catalina Ramirez was elated to learn she was pregnant with twins. When she went into labor two months early, PIH clinicians and colleagues in the Ministry of Health swung into action in a race to save the three patients' lives.

One Mother's Fear in Lesotho: Will My Newborn Also Live With HIV?

Posted on May 8, 2018

Thabo Lerata* was born at 1 p.m. on Jan. 1, 2018, the first baby of the New Year to be delivered at Holy Cross Health Center in the highland district of Mohale’s Hoek, Lesotho.

His 36-year-old mother, Mathabo Lerata,* made quite a trip to bring him into the world.  

New Maternal Waiting Home in Haiti Offers "Priceless" Care

Posted on May 4, 2018

Since opening last year, the maternal waiting home at University Hospital in Mirebalais, Haiti, has welcomed hundreds of women with complicated pregnancies and mothers of NICU infants who need to be close to specialized care.

Parents Managing HIV, Four Healthy Kids in Lesotho

Posted on Mar 9, 2018

On a sunny morning in February, near the end of a hot, dry summer in the southern Africa nation of Lesotho, Mafelleng September held her month-old infant on her lap while two young children played on the floor in front of her.

Marana Toussaint: Mother, Survivor, Advocate in Haiti

Posted on Feb 8, 2018

Marana Toussaint, 37, underwent extensive surgery and battled cancer with the help of PIH staff at University Hospital in Mirebalais, Haiti. Now, she educates others about the importance of health care.

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. 

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.
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