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Partners In Health
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A social justice & global health organization striving to make health care a human right for all people, starting with those who need it most #InjusticeHasACure
Joined March 2009
- Partners In Health announced that its founder, Dr. Paul Farmer, unexpectedly passed away today in his sleep while in Rwanda. Dr. Farmer was 62 years old. He is survived by his wife, Didi Bertrand Farmer, and their three children. 1/🧵
- Replying to @PIHPartners In Health CEO Dr. Sheila Davis released the following statement: “Paul Farmer’s loss is devastating, but his vision for the world will live on through Partners in Health. 2/
- Replying to @PIHPaul taught all those around him the power of accompaniment, love for one another, and solidarity. Our deepest sympathies are with his wife Didi and three children.” 3/3
- Replying to @PIHJoin the discussion with: @ericnamofficial - Singer-Songwriter & Entrepreneur @triketora - Founder & CEO @blockpartyapp_ Ksakrad Kelly, PsyD - PIH Cross-Site Mental Health Psychotherapy Technical Advisor Mary Yang, MD - PIH Liberia Psychiatrist Consultant pih.org/mentalhealthac…
- Today is #MentalHealthAction Day! Drs. Ksakrad Kelly and Mary Yang of PIH's #MentalHealth team, along with @triketora and @ericnamofficial, will be discussing the impacts of racial trauma on mental health. Register at pih.org/mentalhealthac… to join this important conversation.
- In the 30 years we've been working alongside the Haitian people, we've seen firsthand the extraordinary resilience that our patients and staff have shown in the face of unimaginable hardship. We're proud to support them.
- This ruling will have a chilling effect and may very well affect care-seeking for obstetric emergencies and, in turn, maternal mortality. The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate in the industrialized world, especially among women of color. 1/2
- PIH is cautiously optimistic after hearing today that Johnson & Johnson plans to work with the Global Drug Facility. However, we will not be ready to celebrate until @JNJNews takes further steps to ensure access to TB drugs. Read our full statement:
