Partners in Health
As a young physician, this PIH co-founder was a key figure in the fight to make HIV/AIDS treatment accessible in rural Haiti
Who is Dr. Paul Farmer
What type of disease is TB
What is airborne
Treatment for HIV
What is anti-retroviral therapy
How much did drug prices drop by after finding that they weren’t patented
What is 90%
What does YEG stand for
What is Youth Equity Group
The key individuals involved in PIH (documentary)
Who are Dr. Paul Farmer, Ophelia Dahl and Dr. Jim Yong Kim
What are the most common symptoms of pulmonary TB
What is persistent cough, chest pain, fever, chills, night sweats, and unexplained weight loss
This was the major barrier to treating HIV/AIDS in the developing world that Partners In Health fought to overcome
What is the high cost of drugs
The 2 major international organizations that were unwilling to fund PIH's approach
What are the World Bank and the World Health Organization
When was SSJP founded
What is 2001 (2000 also acceptable)
What did Paul and Jim discover following Father Jack’s death
What is more cases of drug-resistant TB in Peru
This infectious disease, resistant to standard treatments, became the primary focus of PIH's work when they expanded to the shantytowns of Lima
What is multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
PIH's model for treating HIV/AIDS,What is serve as a vital link between the health system and the community
What are community health workers
The scientific communities opinion on treatment
What is too expensive, not cost-effective, not sustainable
Animals the Lemere lab tests on
What are mice
How many drug resistant cases were PIH faced with
What is more than 50 Cases Drug resistant TB
The percentage of the first MDR-TB treatment cohort that fully recovered
What is 85%
What prevented people from getting tested or seeking treatment
What is stigma and discrimination associated with HIV
Where PIH got initial funding to challenge the global health consensus on treating HIV and MDR-TB
What are private donors and philanthropic foundations (ex. Tom)
The events Dr. Marsh has been here for
What is SSA podcast, Hair equity, other Bending the Arc event
Name 3 countries Partners In Health currently operates
What are Haiti, Rwanda, Peru, Mexico, Malawi, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Lesotho, Russia, and the United States
World Health Organization (WHO)’s official policy on MDR-TB
What is too expensive and shouldn’t be treated in poor countries
Number of people infected worldwide
What is 22+ million people
How did PIH's advocacy work influence the policies of major international health organizations
What is proving that complex diseases like MDR-TB and HIV could effectively and affordably treated in poor countries
Name the last 2 key note speakers for graduation
Who are Ayanna Pressley and Charlene Hollins