Partners In Health Canada

Partners In Health Canada We are a social justice and global health organization striving to make health care a human right. We refuse to accept that any life is worth less than another.

Partners In Health (PIH) was founded in 1987 to support a one-room health clinic serving a destitute squatter settlement in rural Haiti. PIH’s founders believed the conditions in the settlement — the crushing poverty, absence of modern health care and pervasive poor health — were not inevitable. These were social conditions subject to human intervention and so could be changed — in Haiti or anywhere in the world. PIH Canada opened our offices in 2011 to strengthen the work and add our voice to the Canadian movement for health as a human right. We bring the benefits of modern medicine to those who have suffered from the overt and subtle injustices of the world, in the past and in the present.

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

As we prepare for a new chapter, we’re returning to our core values.This summer, a new strategic plan will take effect a...
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.

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

Cuts to global health funding put human lives at risk. Recent research suggests that large-scale foreign aid reductions ...
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.

01/18/2026

Tell me you don’t know about colonial extractive history and its long term impact on a country without telling me…

It’s easy to jump on the blame-the-poor-for-their-circumstances train, harder to stop and investigate the pattern of why some countries still struggle today, and why other countries are doing so well. To quote buzzfeed, the answer may surprise you.

And to think charity or the international development sector can undo centuries of extraction and inequality overnight is, at best, misguided optimism.

If you’ve never been on Yzma’s blame-the-poor train, or have been, but want to get off of it, drop us a follow. We cover this stuff quite a bit here.

What does innovation mean when resources are limited and the stakes are high?Join PIH Canada and for a TB Panel for a g...
01/16/2026

What does innovation mean when resources are limited and the stakes are high?

Join PIH Canada and for a TB Panel for a grounded conversation on tuberculosis care — focused on practical, ethical approaches shaped by real-world constraints.

🗓 Jan 30 | 🕛 12 PM EST | 📍 Zoom
🔗 Register via link in bio

01/16/2026

Care that lasts is built together.
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