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Since its launch in 2021, the Partners In Health Liberia (PIH-L) scholarship program, supported by Global Action in Nursing (GAIN), has focused on building Liberia’s health workforce from the ground up. By investing in midwifery students, faculty, and training institutions, the program is addressing critical gaps in maternal and neonatal care while strengthening the systems that sustain quality service delivery.
Global health is finally getting the attention it deserves—but not for the right reasons. The interdisciplinary field and its impact—on everyone, everywhere—has become more visible in recent months due to foreign aid cuts enacted by the U.S. government.
Bobby shares his experience of narrowly escaping death from TB in his book titled “Farewell to the Grave,” as he truly felt he had ‘seen death.’ Despite the availability of treatment in wealthier countries, tuberculosis remains the world’s deadliest infectious disease.
Mental health care remains at the margins of global health delivery: nine in ten people worldwide receive no care for treatable mental health conditions.
Between 2021 and 2023, Partners In Health (PIH) Liberia collaborated with the Ministry of Health and the Maryland County Health Team (CHT) and reached approximately 5,705 mental health beneficiaries.
Partners In Health reflects on a decade of progress in West Africa, highlighting key achievements in maternal health, tb care, and health system strengthening, driven by long-term partnerships and community support.
The Ministry of Health has recognized Pleebo Health Center as the “best-performing primary health care facility in Liberia.
PIH’s Family Medicine Residency at J.J. Dossen Memorial Hospital trains doctors in patient-centered care, addressing social determinants of health, and empowering them to serve rural Liberia’s medical needs.
Mpox cases have surged in Africa, with over 15,600 cases and 537 deaths in the DRC in 2024. The WHO declared a global health emergency, urging vaccinations and treatments, which remain scarce in Africa.