Timor-Leste
Since its independence in 2002, Timor-Leste has been faced with the daunting task of rebuilding an entire infrastructure, including the health system. We have worked for more than 10 years in partnership with the Timorese Ministry of Health, focusing today on maternal and child health and improving the primary health care system. → Read More
Projects
Community Health Services in Timor-Leste
In Timor-Leste, about three-quarters of the population live in rural areas with little access to a health facility. In order to bring services and health promotion information to people… Read More
Making Health Facilities “Birth Friendly”
We are helping the Ministry of Health to design "birth friendly" health facilities that support women and their families during childbirth while also respecting Timorese… Read More
Supporting Community Health Workers in Timor-Leste
Promotores Saude Familia (or "Family Health Promoters") needed materials to help them communicate key health practices for mothers and babies during home visits… Read More
Success Stories
Service Data
- 84% -- percentage of women who had at least one prenatal care visit during their most recent pregnancy, up from 50% in 2003
Case Studies
Making Delivery Birth-Friendly in Timor-Leste
In 2004 when HAI commenced a maternal and newborn health program, maternal mortality was estimated at 800 per 100,000 live births and infant mortality was 80-90/1000 live births.… Read More
Publications
- Presentation: Timor-Leste Resources Catalogue (340KB, PDF)
- Paper: East Timor in transition: health & health care
- Presentation: Increasing Community Demand for Child Spacing: The MOH as Partner (888KB, PDF)
- Presentation: Strengthening Maternal and Newborn Care in Timor Leste (414KB, PDF)
Related Blog Posts
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HAI is the 2012 beneficary of Washington Global Health Alliance’s “Agency” initiative!
We are happy to annouce that HAI's Timor-Leste Mobile Moms Project is the beneficiary of… Read
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Mobile Moms - Liga Inan
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HAI Timor-Leste receives a visit from the Governor of New South Wales
On December 20, 2011, HAI Timor-Leste had the great honor to welcome a delegation from… Read
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Local Health Support Builds Better Lives for Mothers and Babies
As we headed out for a health-focused field trip in Timor-Leste's central highlands, we were… Read
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HAI’s Timor-Leste Project in the News
Aid Netherlands posted a story entitled "Safer Birth Practices: A Must in Timor-Leste,"… Read