Dr. Paul Farmer died last week at 62. More than a dozen of his friends and colleagues share their most memorable stories, reflecting on his life and legacy.
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‘As Much As We Can, As Fast As We Can:’ PIH Teams Racing to Boost Oxygen Supplies Amid Global Shortages
Lockdowns, national export bans, global surges in demand, shipping woes and flight delays are just some of the challenges PIH teams have faced over the past year, to provide lifesaving support to patients and health systems
Posted on May 17, 2021 Oxygen tanks line a wall at PIH-supported Koidu Government Hospital in Kono District, Sierra Leone. The plant, introduced by PIH, fills lifesaving oxygen canisters for the emergency ward, surgical ward, and for patients suffering from respiratory symptoms, including from COVID-19. Koidu Government Hospital is the only secondary care facility serving Kono s 500,000 people. PIH has raced over the past year to boost oxygen supplies at supported facilities around the world.
PHOTOS: PIH Celebrates Groundbreaking for Maternal Center of Excellence in Sierra Leone
Partners In Health, government leaders lay first bricks for state-of-the-art teaching hospital designed to provide a new level of care for Sierra Leonean women and families
Posted on May 7, 2021 Dr. Austin Demby, Sierra Leone’s minister of health, and Dr. Paul Farmer, PIH co-founder and chief strategist, take their turns laying the first symbolic bricks for the MCOE with Farmer taking a more hands-on approach. “This isn’t my first groundbreaking,” he joked.
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Partners In Health’s mission to radically reduce global maternal mortality has entered a new chapter with the groundbreaking of the Maternal Center of Excellence (MCOE) a state-of-the-art teaching hospital in Kono, Sierra Leone, that will not only provide a new level of health care to Sierra Leonean women and families, but also set new standards for what’s possible in women and children’s
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