Partners In Health Canada

03/09/2026

What does it take to bend the arc of history toward justice?

For Partners In Health, it started in a small community in rural Haiti—where Paul Farmer and local partners refused to accept that poverty should decide who lives and who dies.

Bending the Arc captures the story of that movement: one built on solidarity, courage, and the belief that health care is a human right.

Join us March 23 in Guelph for a special one-night screening and panel discussion with PIH Canada and Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment - Ontario on what this story means today—and why the work is far from finished.

Bring a friend. Bring your questions.
And come reconnect with the movement that continues to inspire people around the world.

🎟️ Reserve your seat here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/bending-the-arc-film-screening-at-the-bookshelf-guelph-tickets-1984253427416?aff=oddtdtcreator

03/08/2026

On International Women’s Day, we celebrate women whose leadership is transforming health systems and saving lives.

After 25 years working as a midwife in the U.K., Isata returned home to help change the reality of maternal and newborn care in her community.

Her work — training staff, strengthening care, and building trust with families — is helping ensure that more mothers and babies survive and thrive.

Today we celebrate Isata, and all the women leading the fight for health equity around the world.

02/26/2026

Paul Farmer taught that presence is power.

In this tender piece by Vanity Fair, Chelsea Clinton reflects on what accompaniment looked like in practice: dinners near a hospital, steady presence, accountability over time.

And she asks the harder question:
What happens when governments widen the gap between what we know works and what we are willing to do?

Farmer rejected cynicism.
He believed optimism, grounded in evidence and partnership, was a moral obligation.

That legacy feels urgent right now.

Read the full reflection here:

Four years after Farmer’s death, Clinton reflects on preserving her mentor’s lifework in health care and remembers his tender tenacity.

02/21/2026

26 Oct. 1959 – 21 Feb. 2022
In remembrance of Paul E. Farmer 🧡

02/20/2026

Hamilton parents 👋

Are you raising a future doctor, nurse, public health leader… or a teen who cares deeply about social justice?

On March 6 at McMaster University, high school students will step into a real global health case competition — and yes, it’s completely FREE.

Students will:
🧠 Work in teams to solve a real-world tuberculosis care challenge
🎤 Present their ideas like university students
🌍 Think critically about global inequities
🏫 Tour McMaster’s campus
📜 Receive a certificate of participation
🏆 Compete for prizes

Spots are limited!

📩 Send this to a Hamilton-area parent or high schooler who would love this.

🔗 Link in bio to register.

02/10/2026

As we prepare for a new chapter, we’re returning to our core values.

This summer, a new strategic plan will take effect at Partners In Health Canada. In the lead-up, we’ve been reflecting on what grounds our work and put together the PIH Canada Manifesto.

Our Manifesto emerged from a deeply participatory, team-led process rooted in accompaniment and trust. It reflects shared commitments to social justice, ambition, accountability, learning, joy, and a team culture that values inclusion and the courage to have hard conversations.

As we move into the next fiscal year, this Manifesto continues to guide us, reminding us that building a healthier, more just world is as much about how we show up together as it is about what we set out to achieve.

💬 Which of these values are you carrying into 2026?

02/09/2026

Ducks have gone rogue at PIH! Can you help us spot and rehome all 6 ducks?

02/05/2026

As funding rules tighten from one country, the impacts ripple globally. Across global health systems, humanitarian aid, and access to care for marginalized communities worldwide.

During ’s International Development Week, we’re reminded that international development is about partnership, accountability, and evidence-based policy.

So what role do middle powers like Canada play when major donors politicize health care?

At Davos, PM spoke about global stability, equity, and shared responsibility. About middle powers coming together. Those words only matter if they translate into action, especially when policies like the Global Gag Rule continue to undermine reproductive health and essential services.

In moments of global uncertainty, leadership doesn’t have to be loud. Sometimes it looks like countries choosing to act — together. To draw a line in the sand around the minimum standards of health and dignity people everywhere deserve.

02/02/2026

It’s International Development Week 🇨🇦
So… what is that, and why does it matter?

International Development Week is a Canadian initiative that began as a way to recognize the role people, organizations, and communities play in global cooperation beyond our borders.

At its core, IDW is about learning, questioning, and re-imagining development as something built in partnership, not imposed.

As Paul Farmer reminded us: doing things in partnership.

👀 Stay tuned this week for content and events exploring what that looks like in practice.

01/29/2026

Cuts to global health funding put human lives at risk.

Recent research suggests that large-scale foreign aid reductions could result in millions of additional deaths globally by 2030, many of them children under five.

These are not abstract figures. They represent families and communities whose survival depends on access to basic care.

At a time of global uncertainty, our message is clear: Canada’s steadfastness to its 10-Year Commitment to Global Health and Rights is critical.

Delivering on our promises delivers for humanity.