In the mountains of Lesotho, having a baby is one of the most dangerous things a woman can do.
Feb 29, 2012 | Categories: Video | Tags: Africa, baby, birth, Bobete, breast feeding, breastfeed, breech, childbirth, CHW, clinic, death, delivery, doctor, health, Hind Satti, HIV, hospital, infant, labor, Lesotho, Maluluang Letima, Mareboloke Monku, Marelebolihe Maboe, Mary Lesesa, maternal, midwife, mortality, mother, multipara, Nohana, Ntsehiseng Leema, nurse, Partners in Health, pregnancy, prenatal, primigravida, STD, village | Comments Off

Partners In Health is constructing a 300+ bed, state-of-the-art teaching hospital in Haiti’s desperately underserved Central Plateau.
Jan 23, 2011 | Categories: Video | Tags: Brigham & Women's Hospital, Central Plateau, cholera, David Walton, earthquake, Haiti, hospital, Mirebalais, Partners in Health, Zanmi Lasante | Comments Off

A year after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, living conditions in the tent camps of displaced survivors are deplorable.
Jan 23, 2011 | Categories: Video | Tags: cholera, clinic, earthquake, Haiti, Louise Ivers, Parc Jean-Marie Vincent, Partners in Health, PIH, PJMV, tent camp, Zanmi Lasante | Comments Off

This 16-year-old Haitian amputee shows how it’s done. Six months after the earthquake Carmene is beating back injury, stigma and every set of odds thrown her way.
Oct 28, 2010 | Categories: Featured, Video | Tags: amputation, amputee, Cange, disaster relief, earthquake, Haiti, healthcare, leg, limb, Partners in Health, portrait, prosthesis Port au Prince, prosthetic, woman, Zanmi Lasante | Comments Off

Remarkably, the devastating 2010 earthquake in Port au Prince may have been a blessing for one group of young, fragile Haitians.
Jul 14, 2010 | Categories: Video | Tags: disabled, Haiti, Loune Viaud, Operation Blessing, Partners in Health, pediatric, Port-au-Prince, wheelchair, Zanmi Lasante | Comments Off

A top Boston chef gets tips from a Haitian earthquake survivor who demonstrates how to properly ‘get ones goat.’
Jun 05, 2010 | Categories: Video | Tags: Anette LaMontagne, Boston, Brigham & Women's Hospital, business, cooking, customer, earthquake, goat, Haiti, Jody Adams, neighborhood, Partners in Health, restaurant, Rialto, woman, women | Comments Off

As ‘tent cities’ in Port-au-Prince continue to grow, so too does the threat of disease compounding disaster.
Mar 29, 2010 | Categories: Video | Tags: AIDS, Brigham & Women's Hospital, clinic, earthquake, Haiti, Harvard Medical School, HIV, hospital, Louise Ivers, malnutrition, Partners in Health, Port-au-Prince, survival, Zanmi Lasante | Comments Off

Caring for volunteers who care for Haiti’s sick and wounded is a full-time, round-the-clock job, requiring the barest of necessities.
Mar 29, 2010 | Categories: Video | Tags: Cange, Children's Hospital Boston, clinic, Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Public Health, hospital, Jason Smithers, Natasha Archer, Partners in Health, Port-au-Prince, Sharham Aarabi, Zanmi Lasante | Comments Off

Of the many tales emerging from the rubble of post-earthquake Port-au-Prince, here is one.
Mar 29, 2010 | Categories: Multimedia | Tags: amputation, amputee, Cange, clinic, earthquake, hospital, Partners in Health, Port-au-Prince, portrait, seminarian, survivor, Zanmi Lasante | Comments Off

Transporting patients from one location to another in post-quake Haiti can be a complicated task; often involving barriers of logistics, distance, and language. Sometimes the greatest challenge is a ticking clock.
Mar 29, 2010 | Categories: Featured, Multimedia, Video | Tags: Brigham & Women's Hospital, Cange, clinic, helicopter, hospital, Partners in Health, Phuoc Le, Port-au-Prince, portrait, Zanmi Lasante | Comments Off

In Bobete, Lesotho, a little boy gripped by tuberculosis struggles to breathe, as a doctor with few resources scrambles to save his life.
Apr 15, 2008 | Categories: Video | Tags: AIDS, child, Harvard Medical School, HIV, Jennifer Furin, Jim Yong Kim, Lesotho, Partners in Health, TB | Comments Off

Multi-Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis represents half of the twin epidemics ravaging Southern Africa. Paired with HIV, the combination poses formidable odds for patients and healthcare providers alike.
Apr 15, 2008 | Categories: Audio Slides | Tags: Africa, clinic, hospital, Jim Yong Kim, Lesotho, MDR-TB, MDRTB, Partners in Health, TB, tuberculosis | Comments Off

People living in the mountains of Africa’s poorest country have limited healthcare options. There are few roads, few modes of transportation, and only a handful of doctors up for the challenge of reaching this remote population.
Apr 15, 2008 | Categories: Featured, Video | Tags: Africa, clinic, Jennifer Furin, Jim Yong Kim, Lesotho, MAF, Mission Aviation Fellowship, Partners in Health, pilots, plane | Comments Off

After being carried through the mountains of Lesotho on her grandmother’s back, Kazabelo received emergency medical treatment that saved her life. Doctors then addressed circumstances threatening the little girl’s future.
Apr 15, 2008 | Categories: Video | Tags: AIDS, baby, child, clinic, Harvard Medical School, HIV, Jennifer Furin, K.J. Seung, Kazabelo, Lesotho, malnutrition, Nohana, Partners in Health, portrait, starvation, TB, tuberculosis | Comments Off

A critically ill toddler arrives at a mountain clinic in Lesotho where doctors race to save the child’s life.
Apr 15, 2008 | Categories: Audio Slides | Tags: Africa, AIDS, baby, child, clinic, Harvard Medical School, HIV, Jennifer Furin, K.J. Seung, Kazabelo, Lesotho, malnutrition, Nohana, Partners in Health, starvation, TB, tuberculosis | Comments Off

With nerves of steel and seemingly endless dedication, pilots flying medical missions through the mountains of Lesotho are critical members of Southern Africa’s growing healthcare effort.
Apr 15, 2008 | Categories: Featured, Video | Tags: Africa, Flying Doctors, Jennifer Furin, Jim Yong Kim, Lesotho, Mission Aviation Fellowship, Partners in Health, pilot, plane | Comments Off

Even prior to the devastating earthquake of 2010, limited facilities and poor transportation often left Haiti’s expectant mothers facing grave circumstances.
Mar 15, 2008 | Categories: Video | Tags: baby, Boucan Carre, bridge, Cange, child, childbirth, clinic, donkey, Haiti, hospital, Louise Ivers, Partners in Health, transportation, twins, Zanmi Lasante | Comments Off

The 2010 earthquake overwhelmed a country already struggling mightily with astounding levels of malnutrition, HIV and infant mortality.
Mar 15, 2008 | Categories: Video | Tags: baby, child, Haiti, Kwashiorkor, Louise Ivers, marasmus, nurimanba, Partners in Health, plumpy nut, starvation | Comments Off

The massive 2010 earthquake overwhelmed a country already struggling with astounding levels of malnutrition, HIV and infant mortality. Through it all, Louise Ivers remains committed to Haiti.
Mar 15, 2008 | Categories: Audio Slides | Tags: Cange, child, clinic, Haiti, hospital, Louise Ivers, malnutrition, nurimanba, Partners in Health, pediatric mortality, portrait, starvation, Zanmi Lasante | Comments Off

Slowing the spread of HIV by preventing mother to child transmission a key focus for Partners In Health, Haiti.
Mar 15, 2008 | Categories: Video | Tags: AIDS, breastfeed, Haiti, HIV, Louise Ivers, maternal, Partners in Health, TB, tuberculosis | Comments Off