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Across Liberia and Sierra Leone, substance abuse paints a stark picture, stretching from the corners of impoverished neighborhoods to the comfort of family homes. Historically viewed as a sign of failure or moral weakness, addiction is now being recognized as a serious health issue requiring compassion and care.
To provide effective patient care, safe and well-equipped spaces with access to electricity and clean water are not only essential, but they are also considered as the “nonnegotiable necessities.”
Shortly after Dorcas Toe was born in 2021, she faced unusual health challenges early in life. Her grandmother noticed an uncontrollable swelling in Dorcas’ stomach when she was just one week old.
Dr. Toussaint joined PIH in 2011 as the attending surgeon for the family medicine residency program in Haiti. He has now been appointed Partners In Health’s (PIH) chief medical officer.
Over the past ten years, primary health care service delivery in Maryland County has experienced a significant transformation, primarily due to the accompaniment model implemented by Partners In Health (PIH) Liberia, in collaboration with the Government of Liberia, the Ministry of Health, and the Maryland County Health Team.
After a decade of consistent investments by Partners In Health, in partnership with the Maryland County Health Team, in maternal and child health services, the survival rate for preterm and low birth weight babies and hope for their mothers have begun to increase since the inception of the KMC Program in 2018.
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.