Partners In Health

Not to be confused with Partners HealthCare.
Partners In Health
Founded1987
FoundersPaul Farmer; Jim Yong Kim; Ophelia Dahl, Thomas J. White; Todd McCormack
FocusHumanitarian
Location
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Sheila Davis, CEO
Employees
18,000
Websitewww.pih.org
A family receives medical attention at one of PIH's Port-au-Prince-based clinics after the 2010 earthquake.

Partners In Health (PIH) is an international nonprofit public health organization founded in 1987 by Paul Farmer, Ophelia Dahl, Thomas J. White,[1] Todd McCormack, and Jim Yong Kim.[2][3]

Partners in Health provides healthcare in the poorest areas of developing countries.[4] It builds hospitals[5] and other medical facilities, hires and trains local staff, and delivers a range of healthcare, from in-home consultations to cancer treatments.[6] It also removes barriers to maintaining good health, such as dirty water or a lack of food, and strengthens the rights of the poor.[7] The approach trades charity for "accompaniment," which is described as a "dogged commitment to doing whatever it takes to give the poor a fair shake."[8] While many of its principles are rooted in liberation theology, the organization is secular.[9] It forms long-term partnerships with, and works on behalf of, local ministries of health.[10] PIH currently holds a 4 out of 4 stars rating from Charity Navigator, a nonprofit evaluator.[11]

  1. ^ Marquard, Bryan (8 January 2011). "Tom White, one of Boston's greatest philanthropists, dies". Boston.com. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  2. ^ Kidder, Tracy (2004). Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World. Random House. pp. 317. ISBN 978-0-8129-7301-3.
  3. ^ Klein, Ezra (August 25, 2011). "In Kim, an activist to lead the World Bank". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  4. ^ Farmer, Paul; Kim, Jim; Kleinman, Arthur; Basilico, Matthew (2013). Reimagining Global Health: An Introduction. California: University of California Press. p. 133. ISBN 9780520271999.
  5. ^ Hamblin, James (October 2012). "The Moral Medical Mission: Partners In Health, 25 Years On". The Atlantic. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  6. ^ Shen, Helen WHTT (July 18, 2012). "A boost from Boston in Rwanda's cancer fight". Boston.com. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  7. ^ Ivers, Louise C. (February 22, 2013). "A Chance to Right a Wrong in Haiti". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  8. ^ Farmer, Paul (2013). To Repair the World: Paul Farmer Speaks to the Next Generation. California: University of California Press. pp. xxvi. ISBN 9780520275973.
  9. ^ Griffin, Michael; Block, Jennie Weiss, eds. (2013). In The Company of the Poor: Conversations with Dr. Paul Farmer and Fr. Gustavo Gutierrez. New York: Orbis Books. pp. 52, 64. ISBN 9781626980501.
  10. ^ Farmer, Paul E., Bruce Nizeye, Sara Stulac, and Salmaan Keshavjee. 2006. "Structural Violence and Clinical Medicine". PLoS Medicine, 1686-1691.
  11. ^ "Charity Navigator - Rating for Partners In Health". Charity Navigator. Retrieved December 18, 2019.