Partners In Health

Partners In Health

Partners In Health (PIH) is a Boston, Massachusetts-based non-profit health care organization dedicated to providing a "preferential option for the poor". Founded in 1987 by Dr. Paul Farmer, Ophelia Dahl, Thomas J. White, Todd McCormack, and Dr. Jim Kim, PIH strives to bring good medical care to the poor by establishing long-term partnerships with local sister organizations. The people of Haiti, Peru, Russia, and Rwanda have seen the greatest portion of their work, especially in the treatment of tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS. PIH also has clinics in Lesotho and Malawi, as well as supported projects in Chiapas, Mexico and Guatemala. Joia S. Mukherjee, MD, MPH is the medical director of Partners in Health.

Pulitzer prizewinner Tracy Kidder's book "", details PIH's work.

Films

*2005 - " [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/rxforsurvival/series/about/index.html Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge] ". Produced by WGBH Educational Foundation and Vulcan Productions, Inc.

ee also

* Dr. Paul Farmer
* Dr. Jim Kim
* Ophelia Dahl
* Zanmi Lasante
* FACE AIDS

External links

* [http://www.pih.org/index.html Partners In Health]
* [http://model.pih.org Partners In Health Model Online]
* [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-klempner/a-conversation-with-tracy_b_91799.html/ A Conversation with Tracy Kidder about "Mountains Beyond Mountains"] by Mark Klempner, 2008.


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