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Cholera Cases Spike in Haiti as Rains Begin

Cholera cases are up this year over last, and the rains have begun, threatening to make a bad situation worse. Read More ▸

A Look inside Haiti’s Cholera Epidemic

Haiti's spring rains begin in mid-April. Wet weather brings a sharp increase in waterborne illnesses, such as cholera. With a patient count already significantly higher this year than last, Dr. Thelisma Heber and the Mirebalais cholera treatment center staff brace themselves for a difficult season.

New York Times Op-Ed: A Chance to Right a Wrong in Haiti

Evidence shows that the United Nations was largely, though not wholly, responsible for an outbreak of cholera that has subsequently killed some 8,000 Haitians and sickened 646,000 more since October 2010. Read More ▸

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim Celebrates Hospital Construction

Crowds gathered for Partners In Health co-founder and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim’s visit. Read More ▸

Celebrating 25 years of Partners In Health

Video: Mirebalais Hospital Construction Complete

We’re thrilled that construction of Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais, in Mirebalais, Haiti, is complete. The 205,000-square foot, 300-bed facility—called HUM for short—will fill a huge void, locally and nationally, for people who previously had limited access to quality health care.

Haiti’s Cholera Epidemic Reaches Two-Year Mark

The second anniversary of the cholera outbreak can serve as a turning point in Haiti's battle against the epidemic. Read More ▸

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The Cholera Vaccine Campaign: An Update from Dr. Louise Ivers

Earlier this spring, 45,000 people in Haiti received oral vaccinations to help protect them against cholera. But the campaign also had more far-reaching effects. Read More ▸

This team did what “they” said was impossible.

Dr. Louise Ivers offers her thoughts as the Haiti cholera vaccine delivery project finishes successfully. Read More ▸

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