Partners In Health

bit.lyOpening Day at the Maternal Center of Excellence in Sierra LeoneFrom the first patient admission to the first birth, a powerful beginning for a new standard of maternal and neonatal care in Kono District.

4 May

On February 14, 2026, the Paul E. Farmer Maternal Center of Excellence opened its doors in Koidu, Sierra Leone. In just 24 hours, 27 patients were welcomed and 13 babies were born, marking the start of lifesaving, high-quality care for women and newborns. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4tRS0D2

Dr. Paul Farmer’s legacy lives on through the ideas he shared, the people he trained, and the teams he built. Many of those ideas are captured in his written work. Check out 10 of his most influential books to explore his insights on global health 🧵👇 www.pih.org/article/top-...

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Part textbook, part call to action, this book offers tools for understanding and addressing the complex challenges facing global health today.

Through the story of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, Paul Farmer examines how history, inequality, and global neglect shape public health crises.

Drawing from commencement speeches, Paul Farmer challenges readers to pursue lives of purpose, service, and solidarity with others.

A conversation between Dr. Paul Farmer and Father Gustavo Gutiérrez that explores accompaniment, solidarity, and a preferential option for the poor.

A collection of essays spanning two decades, offering a deeper look into Paul Farmer’s evolving thinking on health, inequality, and social justice.

Part memoir, part analysis, this firsthand account examines the 2010 earthquake and the historical conditions that made the disaster so devastating.

Examining the link between human rights and health, this book exposes the "structural violence" that causes suffering for millions around the world.

Paul Farmer explores Haiti’s history and the international forces that have shaped its political and economic struggles, often at the expense of the poor.

Dr. Paul Farmer’s first book, AIDS and Accusation, challenged harmful narratives about Haiti’s HIV epidemic, showing how poverty, history, and inequality fueled the spread of AIDS.

A powerful reminder that disease does not impact everyone equally. Paul Farmer argues that social and economic inequities are often the root causes of illness.

pih.orgSix Reasons for Radical HopeWe’re highlighting six key achievements from PIH’s advocacy efforts this year, and one way you can get involved

If there's one lesson we've carried with us since 1987, it's that cynicism won't save lives. We're guided by the conviction that a better future is worth fighting for. The progress we've made proves that change can happen when people choose action. Read more: https://bit.ly/3TWpYce

pih.orgThe Destructive Consequences of Dismantling Global Supply ChainsAs countries around the world are already facing stockouts of critical supplies due to foreign aid cuts, a lack of funding will continue to dismantle global systems of care

When governments slash global health funding without a plan to replace the systems it supports, people lose access to care. These policies are being dismantled by choice. And this is just the beginning. Get our urgent brief: https://bit.ly/4ySAUr0

Across many countries, excessive sovereign debt is draining resources away from health care, education, and other essential services. When governments are forced to prioritize debt repayment health systems pay the price. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3EBAkHn

Over 30 years of impact, and now, we want you to join. Join the global health care movement with thousands of doctors, activists, and trailblazers fighting for a better future of care 🧡: https://act.pih.org/soc-sign-up

We, as part of the Unitaid Advocates Network, say thank you to donors and governments who have supported Unitaid to deliver impact in health systems in the past 20 years Read the flagship report to learn about the amazing impact and why we must continue to commit to them here:https://bit.ly/3VzfBMC

Mental health care is strongest when people with lived experiences are heard, valued, and included in shaping the systems designed to support them. Click here to learn more about our mental health programs: https://bit.ly/476xtkq

Today is #DAFDay! 🌍 ⁠ ⁠ Your donor-advised fund can create a legacy. By setting up a DAF successor designation, you empower the future of PIH patient care and inspire the next generation of philanthropy among family and friends.⁠ ⁠ Make your impact last: https://bit.ly/3KEgqOH

The progress we’ve made expanding access to quality health care is under threat. Foreign aid cuts are putting essential services at risk for communities. Open your fall update to learn more about the work our Chief Medical Officer is helping lead alongside teams and partners: https://bit.ly/4yEuA6x

Help us stop this unnecessary destruction of care. Use our easy tool to email all of your representatives in Congress to demand that they force the Trump administration to obligate these funds that could prevent millions of senseless deaths. Contact your rep: https://bit.ly/4xcEY4u

Last week, PIH leaders in Haiti and Malawi shared firsthand how U.S. funding cuts are affecting health systems, patient care, and the delivery of essential programs. Missed the conversation? We’ve got you covered. Watch the full webinar: https://bit.ly/4iVyhQ

Join thousands around the world in a global health community and gain exclusive access to news on health care, read up on expert opinions, and hear directly from the people we serve: our patients. Your pass is waiting: https://act.pih.org/care-for-all

20 Sept

What happens when global health funding disappears? Hear directly from PIH leaders about the challenges health systems are facing due to U.S. funding cuts. Join us to learn what’s being done to protect essential care and how you can support the fight for health equity: https://bit.ly/4hgxeYG

bit.lyPIH Engage: “A Way To Keep the Despair at Bay”PIH Engage Team Coordinator for the University of Nevada, Reno, Emma Charles, shares their reflection on Engage’s annual Training Institute and finding inspiration in the movement.

16 Sept

This year, activist Emma Charles, attended the annual PIH Engage Training Institute for the second time. She wanted to take action following the dismantling of USAID programs and funding cuts. Read about her full experience: https://bit.ly/4yuUuJj

bit.lyA Journey Through Care: Inside Partners In Health Lesotho's TB Elimination OutreachThe first people to arrive at the outreach are often elderly villagers, mothers carrying children on their backs and men returning from the fields. One by one they make their way beneath the outreach ...

14 Sept

Mohale’s Hoek has the highest tuberculosis (TB) burden in Lesotho. In Lesotho, most people have to travel long distances to reach clinics. PIH Lesotho’s TB Elimination Outreach program brings TB screening and care directly to people in rural areas to save lives. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4r51sCx

bit.lyHow Peer Support is Changing Substance Use Recovery in LiberiaWith community-based support, Peter. J Wallace stopped using substances, returned to school, and is now helping others navigate recovery.

12 Sept

After being diagnosed with severe alcohol use disorder, Peter Wallace joined a weekly peer support group in rural Liberia. Less than a year after joining, Wallace became a peer educator with the program, raising awareness, and encouraging others in recovery. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4gXPC8o

6 Sept

Stories that inspire. Progress you can see. Impact that matters. Join our community and get the latest stories from our sites around the world delivered straight to your inbox: https://act.pih.org/care-for-all

pih.orgReclaiming Their Futures: Three Adolescents With HIV Share the Importance of AccompanimentNearly half of new HIV diagnoses in Peru are among young people. The right support can ensure a diagnosis doesn’t define their life.

5 Sept

In Peru, nearly half of new HIV cases occur among people aged 15-29. Socios En Salud, in partnership with Harvard Medical School, launched PASEO. This program provides accompaniment and support to adolescents transitioning from pediatric to adult HIV care. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4ddcyPS

For years, Odina Saintange put her family’s needs before her own. The 56-year-old mother of six lives in a rural community outside Hinche, Haiti, where access to health care is limited. When her husband lost his vision, she became her family’s sole caregiver and provider. 👇🧵

For families like Saintange’s, access to care means more than a doctor’s visit. It means the opportunity to regain stability, protect their health, and build a better future.

act.pih.orgJoin the movementSee how PIH brings lifesaving care to rural communities, and sign up to stay connected with our work around the world.

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During an outreach visit near her home, the program team selected Saintange’s family to participate. After she spent three years focusing entirely on her family’s needs, she finally received care herself.

With support from ZL, the FAES-BID Project, and partners, clinicians at Sainte-Thérèse Hospital in Hinche provided Saintange with a medical consultation. They diagnosed her with anemia, knee pain, gastritis, and cervicitis.

The FAES-BID Project supports these families. The Fonds d'Assistance Economique et Sociale (FAES) finances the project with support from the Inter-American Development Bank (BID) and Zanmi Lasante (ZL), Partners In Health’s sister organization in Haiti, implements it.

The program supports households facing a combination of illness, poverty, and geographic isolation. For many, these challenges have only grown amid Haiti’s ongoing crisis, making access to care more difficult and, at times, dangerous.

Like many families in rural Haiti, Saintange faced impossible choices: Pay for transportation. Buy food. Seek medical care. When resources are scarce, even accessing a doctor can feel out of reach.

Everyone deserves access to quality health care, no matter where they live. We are committed to reaching people in rural communities with the care they need. Stay connected with us to learn more about how you can support our work: https://act.pih.org/care-for-all

3 Sept

To reach patients in Haiti’s most remote communities, Marie Millande Thulme and her team do far more than drive to a clinic. Sometimes, they walk for hours. Sometimes, they travel on horseback. And sometimes, they trek across steep mountains to deliver lifesaving care. 🧵 👇

Once they arrive, the team gives children physical exams and nutritious food. They administer vaccinations. They distribute vitamin A supplements, which can help prevent blindness and reduce child mortality.

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3 Sept

Whether climbing mountains, traveling by horseback, or crossing water in small boats, ZL teams do whatever it takes to ensure patients can access essential health care. Read more stories like this: act.pih.org/care-for-all

“By foot it can take us an hour and a half to get to these remote areas. The region of Mirebalais, for instance, we have to trek for four hours.” - Marie Millande Thulme

3 Sept

Community members often walk alongside ZL doctors and nurses, helping carry medical equipment and supplies. Together, they bring care across mountains and into hard-to-reach communities.

Marie serves as the Executive Director of Community Care at Zanmi Lasante (ZL), our sister organization in Haiti. For many patients, there are no easy roads to health care. In some areas, there are no roads at all.

2 Sept

Accessing health care can be difficult for people living in poverty due to transportation costs, long travel times, and other barriers. Lasting solutions require long-term partnership with communities. Sign up today to receive exclusive access to stories across the globe: https://bit.ly/4gvFK6W

bit.lyModern Canoe Gives Remote Community Access to Health CareThe 15-seat boat makes frequent trips from Puluken to Harper, Liberia.

1 Sept

In Liberia, Puluken residents have faced major barriers to health care access because a narrow river becomes dangerous to cross. A new motorized, 15-seat canoe was launched in 2025 to serve the village's more than 400 residents. Learn more about the Puluke Town Canoe: https://bit.ly/3WzlKWW

31 Aug

The Trump administration’s newly uncovered agreements plan to slash health funding for 18 low-income countries, a new report from @publiccitizen.bsky.social and Partners In Health finds. Follow the thread to read more 🧵👇

31 Aug

"The mechanism is complicated, but the result is not. These funding cuts will cause death and disease that is preventable,” said Vincent Lin, Associate Director of Health Policy and Advocacy for Partners In Health and co-author of the analysis cited in this article.

wapo.stSecretive deals may cut billions from U.S. global health spending, analysis showsThe planned reductions — targeting programs that combat the spread of deadly diseases — coincide with an administration push to make developing nations spend more.

31 Aug

Read more from the @washingtonpost.com: wapo.st/4xtL5S6

youtube.comThe Great Thing about Infectious DiseaseYouTube video by vlogbrothers

26 Aug

“2,000 babies have been born at the MCOE since it opened in February, and all of them will have access to vaccination.” - @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swwakmR1jgw