Wish PCI’s Founder, Dr. Jim Turpin, a Happy 90th Birthday!
On a Thursday afternoon in 1960, Dr. Jim Turpin left his pediatric practice on Coronado Island in California to volunteer across [...]
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12, 2017
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06, 2017
Driven to Serve in Appalachia
Long before Wrenn Turpin married our founder, Dr. Jim Turpin, she was a rebel with a cause in the Appalachian Mountains [...]
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12, 2016
Zambia at 20: Celebrating Lifesaving Partnerships on World AIDS Day
Here at PCI, we envision an AIDS-free generation and an end to the AIDS epidemic. And this World AIDS Day, we’re celebrating [...]
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11, 2016
55 Years: Honoring PCI’s Enduring Impact
In 1961, a young doctor from San Diego volunteering at a Tijuana clinic saved the lives of two small children who [...]
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10, 2016
Celebrating the Life of Bertha Sanchez
In 1964, a young nurse left her job in San Francisco to become one of PCI’s first volunteers, serving in medical clinic [...]
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05, 2015
San Diego County Proclaims May 29 PCI Day
It’s the day we’ve been waiting 53 years for. The San Diego Board of Supervisors will designate May 29 as Project Concern [...]
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08, 2014
We Need a Hero or Two
Every year, natural and manmade disasters strike, affecting the lives of millions of people - rich or poor. It is not a muscular [...]
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03, 2014
From a Romanian Orphanage to the Sochi Ski Slopes: A PCI Success Story
Cristina Albert is living a professional snowboarder’s dream. A natural athlete, she’s only been snowboarding competitively for 3 years. But it’s enough. [...]
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10, 2013
PCI’s Legacy in Mexico
The place where the idea of PCI was born, formerly known as 'Casa de Todos' is now a primary school in [...]
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06, 2013
The PCI Legacy: A Cancer Survivor’s Story
For five decades PCI has facilitated health and development programs throughout Mexico in areas spanning maternal and child health; infectious disease (HIV/AIDS [...]