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Partners In Health
e-Bulletins (PDFs)
December 2008
Reflections and follow up information on 10 important stories covered during
2008, including:
• After the storms – hurricane devastatation and recovery in Haiti
• Helping spread community-based care in Rwanda
• A right to health care: Baby Dumanel undergoes life-changing surgery
• Slaying the MDR-TB monster in Lesotho
• Constructing health equity and stitching up poverty in Malawi
• Report indicts U.S. government and Inter-American Development Bank for violations
of the rights to clean water and health in Haiti
• PACT project takes on diabetes in Boston
• Promotores juveniles become valuable resources for their communities in
Peru
• Uniting to fight MDR-TB in Russia
• A building to build skills in Rwanda
November 2008
From the desk of Naomi Rosenberg –
Can a rock band help the poor in Haiti?
Support PIH this holiday season
Stitching up poverty –
Malawi’s POSER program offers economic opportunities
Karabelo’s story –
A boy’s battle with tuberculosis
and malnutrition.
Dateline PIH:
PIH Russia Rated Top Global Fund Recipient; Breaking the Ultrasound Barrier
in Rwanda; Peruvian Women Sew Handicrafts and Hope; and Blood Drive in Malawi
On the side: Paul Farmer on Barack Obama; Baby Dumanel; A CNN feature;
Op-Ed Article on Haitian Children; On the Same Map in Chicago; and our print
newsletter
October 2008
Malaria net challenge – Help prevent an outbreak
of malaria in hurricane-ravaged Haiti
From the desk of Michael Herce, medical resident and PIH volunteer – Haitian
medical students are living proof of sustainability
House of Hope –
PIH Lesotho finds a new home and a bright future for children orphaned
by the country's HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis epidemics
To fight malaria, APZU blankets Malawi district in bednets
Choppers for doctors – Motorcycles help medical workers reach remote
mountain communities in Lesotho.
Dateline PIH:
A symposium to push boundaries; a film contest; the IUATLD Conference; and
awards for Socios En Salud
Plus a film about the recent hurricane destruction in Haiti; the "beast" of
foreign aid; Paul Farmer in New Scientist; images of drug-resistant TB; and
PIH's traveling photo exhibit.
September 2008
October 4: PIH's annual symposium
From the Desk of Ermaze Louis Pierre, Social Worker, Haiti
From the Desk of Evan Lyon, Physician, Haiti
Heroes in Hinche: Two Zanmi Lasante staff do "whatever it takes"
A right to health care: Baby Dumanel undergoes a life-changing surgery
With a little help from our friends: The Human Race and the First Lady of Rwanda support PIH
Plus the Student Global Health Conference, the PIH photo exhibit goes on the road, and Paul Farmer addresses the recent hurricane disaster
August 2008
From the desk of Leeroy Moyo
A young doctor shares what he’s learned working in the mountains
of Lesotho.
Save the Date!
The 15th Annual Thomas J. White Symposium
Studies confirm XDR-TB can be cured
Village Health Works: Healing people and communities in Burundi
Partner in Profile: Sleepless in Lisungwi
Whatever it takes:
Saving a young patient in Lesotho suffering from
a severe fistula
Dateline PIH —
PIH at the International AIDS Conference and a new training center
Plus: Rooms with a view; hoping in Haiti; PIH photo exhibit in Montana
and New York City; pizza Mondays support PIH; fighting drug-resistant tuberculosis
in Russia; the Health and Human Rights Journal; and a student conference.
July 2008
From the desk of Elana Hayasaka, Communications Specialist
Netting nets to save lives
Many partners, more patients: Lesotho’s MDR-TB program one year later
Profiles from the field: HIV patient and Social Work Assistant in Haiti
Dateline PIH: Visits from the Queen and ONE, innovating health information systems, the International AIDS Conference, and adolescents and their parents unite.
On the side: $48 Billion to fight HIV/AIDS, Siberian prisons, Multimedia Lesotho, and GHDonline
June 2008
Profiles from the field: Briston Threemunthu, Village Health Worker, Malawi
From the desk of Suzanne Battit, PIH Director of Development
Haitian nurses train in Boston
Report indicts U.S. government and Inter-American Development Bank for violations in Haiti
Clinical trials needed to fight drug-resistant TB
Dateline PIH: Fresh cinnamon buns, a new Spanish-language MDR TB guide, and
MDR TB training seminars for former Soviet countries
On the side: Health and Human Rights—Online; Boston Globe featuresPIH Medical Director; Photo exhibit features PIH HIV patients in
Haiti; Tackling diseases electronically; and Questioning the history of Haiti
May 2008
From the desk of Donna Barry, Advocacy and Policy Manager
Fighting hunger and malnutrition in Haiti
With a lot of help from our friends
Dateline PIH: "Run for Women," motorcycles in Lesotho,
heart surgery for a Haitian boy
On the side: PIH takes over 60 Minutes, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, and Democracy NOW!
April 2008
PIH to be featured on 60 Minutes!
From the desk of Peter Drobac, Physician, Rwanda
PIHMO: Adding resources, sharing the model
Addressing skeptics and raising $1 million: The annual FACE AIDS spring conference
Profiles from the field: Sori Santana, DOT Specialist, Boston
Dateline PIH: Emails from Lesotho, a new children’s library, fighting pediatric HIV (and flying snakes), and MDR-TB seminars
On the side: In the news, a food crisis, and the PIH Student Listserv
March 2008
From the desk of Hind Satti, MDR-TB Program Director, PIH Lesotho
Bringing smiles to Haiti
Partners in Profile: François Musatsi, Rwandan HIV patient
Men vs. AIDS: Men join the battle to fight AIDS in Lesotho
Dateline PIH: New tailors, movies under the stars, training accompagnateurs
On the side: Whack TB, "Prisons" for TB, Upcoming events, Pizza Mondays
February 2008
From the desk of Andrew Marx: Look for PIH
on 60 Minutes on CBS
Partners in Profile: Katiuska Chalco, nurse in Peru
Accompagnateurs 101: Training community health workers
Dateline PIH: Rwanda scale-up milestone; Stanford dance marathon; and more
On the side: World TB Day; PEPFAR reauthorization; Mountains Beyond Mountains
January 2008
From the desk of Jen Furin, PIH Lesotho Country Director
Teaching how to deliver global health
Partner Profile: Blaise Bucyibaruta, Assistant Director of Pediatrics, Rwanda
Warm support from an icy cold sea
Paul Farmer and Jim Kim on health care and the world’s children
Dateline PIH: Project updates from all over
Face AIDS Facebook group shoots for $50,000 donation for PIH
Help fight rheumatic heart disease in Rwanda
Watch the video of PIH’s annual symposium
An interview with Ophelia Dahl, PIH Executive Director
In the news: Dirt meals become a staple for Haiti’s poorest
Students for PIH Listserv: How effective is the Peace Corps?
December 2007
From the desk of Ian Warthin, PIH Procurement Program Assistant
Battling HIV/AIDS: World AIDS Day brings a cause for celebration
Dateline PIH: Project updates from all over
PIH rated top charity for saving lives
Choppers for doctors in Lesotho
Battling drug-resistant tuberculosis in Russia
From Students for PIH listserv: Summer internships and travel
November 2007
From the desk of Archie Ayeh, Rural Initiative Project Coordinator,
PIH Lesotho
With a little help from our friends: the Artist, the Athlete, and
the Seller
APHA Conference: Impenetrable bastion or agent of change?
Research Notes: New initiative to combat STI’s in Latin America and the Caribbean
Making noise and new commitments at IUATLD Conference in South Africa
Dateline PIH: Project updates from all over
Do you know your HIV status?
Blogging for Global Health and Delivery
From Students for PIH listserv: Origins of HIV
October 2007
From the desk of Perry Dougherty, Executive Assistant for Ophelia Dahl
Botsabelo Hospital opens in Lesotho
Conference explores the intersection of health, nutrition, and food
security
Guts, glory, global health, and the nitty-gritty of student activism
PIH volunteers help Arcade Fire spread awareness to Indie rock fans
Massachusetts Governer appoints PIH Medical Director UN Day Chair
Support groups help children affected by HIV
Dateline PIH: Project updates from all over
From Students for PIH listserv
September 2007
From the desk of Joia Mukherjee, PIH Medical Director and Director of the IHSJ
Action Alert: Cancel Haiti debt fast!
Annual PIH Symposium
PIH’s 20th Anniversary Photo Exhibit
Haiti forum focuses on Women’s Health
New men’s clinic in Lesotho encourages HIV testing
PIH strategizes at conferences in Tbilisi
PIH doctor named new chair of Green Light Committee
Dateline PIH: Project updates from all over
From Students for PIH listserv
August 2007
From the desk of David Walton, physician working with PIH projects in Haiti
PIH celebrates first anniversary in Lesotho
Photo exhibit honors PIH’s 20 years of health and social justice
Hope and new heart valves: PIH helps Rwandan children get health care in Sudan
MDR-TB program off and running in Lesotho
Advocating health and social justice at U.S. Social Forum in Atlanta
Dateline PIH: Project updates from all over
Arcade Fire reignites tour and aid for PIH
From Students for PIH listserv
July 2007
From the desk of Paul Farmer, PIH Co-Founder
President Bill Clinton visits PIH’s partners in Malawi
Research Notes: Community-based care helps reduce severe cases of malaria
Supporting PIH through cycling and jewelry making
Dateline PIH: Project updates from all over
Food crisis in Lesotho
Students for PIH Listserv
June 2007
From the desk of Ed Cardoza, PIH Director of Development
Rwanda goes solar
Dateline PIH: Project updates from all over
New listserv for students!
Cycling across America to support PIH
Snow storms in Africa?
May 2007
From the desk of Todd McCormack, PIH Co-Founder
Right to Health Care: Doing whatever it takes
FACE AIDS builds student movement for health and social
justice
April 2007
From the desk of Ted Constan, PIH Program Manager
PIH ramps up advocacy work
High schools take action for social justice
Taking a stance: Drug licensing dispute in Thailand
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