Photo Essay: Expanding a Hospital, Serving More Patients in Rwanda
The multi-year project will improve access to quality cancer care, other specialized care
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Pacifique Iradukunda
- Jun 29
Helping Patients With PTSD Heal
In Rwanda, one in five people live with a mental health condition.
Pacifique Iradukunda
- May 23
A Patient With Diabetes Begins a New Chapter
PIH program improves the lives of patients with chronic diseases.
Pacifique Iradukunda
- May 11
In Rwanda, Mother Gives Birth to Twins, Four Days Apart
PIH staff conduct delayed interval delivery, rare and complicated procedure
Pacifique Iradukunda
- Mar 21
How PIH Is Supporting Farmers In Rural Rwanda
PIH provides training, funding to support farmers in Burera and break cycle of poverty
PIH/IMB
- Feb 21
Remembering Dr. Paul Farmer
World-renowned infectious disease doctor, anthropologist, global health advocate, and author leaves large legacy
Pacifique Iradukunda
- Jan 6
Dr. Paul Farmer Meets With UGHE Medical Students at Butaro District Hospital
Dr. Farmer’s emotional return to Butaro Hospital as he accompanied the UGHE inaugural class of medical students on a round through the wards
Pacifique Iradukunda
- Dec 15, 2021
In Butaro Hospital, Christmas Spirit is in Full Swing
IMB, Butaro Hospital staff, and caregivers celebrate Christmas with children in the pediatric ward.
PIH/IMB
- Dec 15, 2021
PIH Breaks Ground on Butaro District Hospital Expansion
The hospital will expand to 240 beds and provide a training ground for the next generation of clinicians in Rwanda and beyond.
Pacifique Iradukunda
- Nov 16, 2021
Rwanda Team Trains Next Generation of Oncology Nurses in Liberia
A visiting pair of nurses from PIH Liberia follow an eight-week training program with PIH Rwanda to learn how to better provide cancer care
Pacifique Iradukunda
- Oct 20, 2021
"Breast Cancer is Not a Death Sentence"
Former nurse shares her story receiving care at Butaro District Hospital in Rwanda.
Pacifique Iradukunda
- Oct 5, 2021
Celebrating our Carers of Children with Disabilities in Rwanda
Ensuring that children with disabilities thrive and achieve their full developmental potential in Rural Rwanda.
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- Sep 29, 2021
Accountability & Attention to Results: Dr. Andrew Oryono, OBGYN at Rwinkwavu District Hospital
OBGYN specialist Dr. Andrew Oryono discusses his career journey, why practicing medicine is a calling to him, and the value of quality care.
Pacifique Iradukunda
- Sep 3, 2021
Social and Community Medicine Training for Medical Students Amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic in Rwanda
Despite restrictions and challenges brought by COVID-19, the Social and Community Medicine Training for Medical Students carried on.
Pacifique Iradukunda
- Aug 23, 2021
The Story of Mupenzi, A 15-year-old Fighting Cancer
After struggling for many months to find a diagnosis, Mupenzi is now receiving treatment for cancer at Butaro Hospital.
Pacifique Iradukunda
- Aug 12, 2021
Celebrating Youth PIHers
On International Youth Day, we are celebrating the imaginative, compassionate, and vital members of our community: bright-eyed Youth PIHers.
Pacifique Iradukunda
- Jul 28, 2021
Plan to Eliminate Hepatitis: Remarkable Progress in Rwanda
PIH/IMB is spearheading the national hepatitis elimination campaign in three rural districts- Kirehe, Kayonza, and Burera.
Dr. Fredrick Kateera
- Dec 10, 2018
“Ever-More Audacious”: PIH Supporting Rwanda’s Groundbreaking National Fight Against Hepatitis C
Dr. Fredrick Kateera is chief medical officer for Partners In Health in Rwanda, where PIH is known as Inshuti Mu Buzima, and a faculty...
IMB Team
- Oct 15, 2018
Q&A with Joanna Galaris – Impact and Systems specialist
As we begin this discussion, would you tell us a little about yourself: My name is Joanna Galaris, I hold dual citizenship: I am Greek...
The New York Times
- Feb 2, 2013
The New York Times: Rwanda’s Health Care Success Story
By Donald G. McNeil Jr. in The New York Times In an article published last month by the British journal BMJ, Dr. Paul E. Farmer, a...