Build Health International Stories
Global health stories at the intersection of infrastructure and impact. Build Health International is building the foundation for global health equity. Visit our website to learn more and get involved!
Building Tuberculosis Treatment Capacity in the Time of COVID-19
Building Tuberculosis Treatment Capacity in the Time of COVID-19
Globally, COVID-19 led to a rise in TB cases. BHI and Socios en Salud are working to reverse this by building a 3-story TB hospital and…
How the 2010 Haiti Earthquake Shaped my Engineering Career
How the 2010 Haiti Earthquake Shaped my Engineering Career
Omar didn’t intend to devote his career to building sustainable health infrastructure. After the 2010 Haiti earthquake, that all changed.
A Bright Light for Haiti
A Bright Light for Haiti
With the installation of a new generator and electrical system, Centre de Santé Sacré-Cœur de Thiotte will be able to provide more…
Expanding Medical Oxygen One Assessment at a Time
Expanding Medical Oxygen One Assessment at a Time
In 2007, Steve Mtewa was on medical oxygen as a patient in Malawi. Today, he leads assessment and repair of Malawi’s oxygen infrastructure.
Thinking Inside the Box: Rebuilding the High Rock Clinic
Thinking Inside the Box: Rebuilding the High Rock Clinic
Following the destruction caused by Hurricane Dorian on Grand Bahama, Build Health International and Direct Relief took an innovative…
Small Clinic, Big Impact: The Leo Project
Small Clinic, Big Impact: The Leo Project
The Leo Project is a fixture of support in the Nanyuki, Kenya community. With the addition of the Caitlin O’Hara Community Health Clinic…
The Man for the Job: Miguel Vasquez
The Man for the Job: Miguel Vasquez
BHI’s Senior Site Supervisor, Miguel Vasquez approaches each day of his work — leading construction teams in Haiti — with quality, love…
A Walk Through a Haitian Health Clinic — from 1,650 Miles Away
A Walk Through a Haitian Health Clinic — from 1,650 Miles Away
When BHI began using the Matterport, they were able to tour and redesign a health clinic in rural Haiti without leaving Massachusetts.
Boston Hope’s Legacy of COVID-19 Relief
Boston Hope’s Legacy of COVID-19 Relief
Recovery beds that housed COVID-19 patients at the Boston Hope Medical Center 1 year ago continue to serve patients COVID patients…
The Road to Health Equity isn’t Paved
The Road to Health Equity isn’t Paved
Building sustainable health infrastructure in rural Haiti quite literally means overcoming bumps in the road.
Architecture as a Vehicle for Trust
Architecture as a Vehicle for Trust
Trust in healthcare is often driven by patient-provider relationships, but building trust also means designing infrastructure with dignity.
The Infrastructure to Breathe
The Infrastructure to Breathe
Medical Oxygen is one of the strongest tools we have to fight COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses. Yet too often, countries like Peru…
Emergency Care Must Continue Despite the Demands of COVID-19
Emergency Care Must Continue Despite the Demands of COVID-19
With the rise of COVID-19, and construction of a new 100-bed COVID treatment center, expansion of Haiti’s busiest Emergency Department was…