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Mar 11, 2013

Video: The Road to Mirebalais

Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais will provide primary care services to about 185,000 people in Mirebalais and two nearby communities. But patients from a much wider area—all of central Haiti and areas in and around Port-au-Prince—also will be able to receive secondary and tertiary care. We anticipate seeing as many as 500 patients every day in our ambulatory clinics when the hospital is fully operational.

The 205,000-square foot, 300-bed facility will fill a huge void, locally and nationally, for people who previously had limited access to quality health care.

And at a time when Haiti desperately needs skilled professionals, University Hospital will provide high-quality education for the next generation of Haitian nurses, medical students, and resident physicians.

Thanks to incredibly generous supporters, we have raised funds to design, build, and outfit the hospital and residences, and we will continue to rely on our friends and supporters who believe we can—and should—provide health care to people everywhere, and especially to people living on the margin of extreme poverty.

Video Production: Rebecca E. Rollins / Partners In Health

Nov 27, 2012

Breast Cancer Groups Help Eliminate Stigma

In Haiti, the stigma women with breast cancer face carries an emotional weight, but it also can keep them from seeking help before it's too late. Read More ▸

Oct 24, 2012

Mirebalais: Hospital Construction Complete

The construction of Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais, just north of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, is complete, thanks to the support of hundreds of people in Haiti, the United States, and around the world. Read More ▸

Apr 26, 2012

New Study: “Obstructed Labor and Caesarean Delivery: The Cost and Benefit of Surgical Intervention”

Of the 273,000 women who die in childbirth each year, nearly all could be saved with access to C-sections. Read More ▸

Mar 02, 2012

PIH Right To Health Care patient receives lifesaving surgery in Syracuse, NY

At just 15-years old, Samantha Cadet successfully underwent open-heart surgery, and is now getting better in Boston. Read More ▸

Feb 23, 2012

Haitian teenager receives new hip, new lease on life

PIH's Right to Health Care program's newest patient has just undergone hip replacement surgery in CT. Read More ▸

Jan 01, 2012

Adult: Breast Cancer

Meet the newest Right to Health Care patients

In Guatemala, four Haitian girls are set to receive livesaving cardiac surgery. Read More ▸

Aug 15, 2011

Faith & survival, a newly ordained priest returns home

Haitian seminary student finds relief after years of illness and painful loss. Read More ▸

Mar 11, 2011

Dave, 10, Returns to School, Continues His Journey


	Dave, with his parents and sister, after returning to Haiti last November.

After spending nearly a year in Boston receiving medical care through PIH's Right to Health Care program, David and his father, Louisphanor, returned to Haiti on November 30, 2010. Though the transition back has been difficult at times, David is enrolled in school and doing his best to fit in.

In this clip, documentarians Brent and Craig Renaud follow David as he completes treatment and rehabilitation in Boston, and as he accustoms to life in Haiti after returning from the US. We watch as he participates in a classroom exercise, gathers water, and plays in the yard outside his family's home.

David's personality and energy had a tremendous impact on everyone who worked with him in Boston. While we will miss seeing him here, Partners In Health staff in Haiti will continue to support and care for David for the rest of his life, providing new prosthetics, medical care, and social support.

Since January 2010, the award-winning Renaud brothers have been in and out of Haiti. While much of that time has been spent reporting for the New York Times, documenting the effects of the earthquake in Haiti, the brothers have also been following the progress of Dave, and various other Right to Health Care patients.

In late November, we followed Dave as he was reunited with his mother and siblings in Haiti.

Last summer we visited Dave and the other RTHC patients living in Boston, MA.