Primary Health Care
The goal of all of our programs is to strengthen primary health care for all, especially the poor and vulnerable. We do this by partnering with ministries of health and integrating key services (HIV, maternal and child care) into the foundation of routine primary health care services. → Read More
Projects
Integrating HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis Treatment in Côte d’Ivoire
People with existing tuberculosis infections are particularly vulnerable to acquiring HIV, and HIV-positive patients are similarly vulnerable to becoming infected with… Read More
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 traditions.… Read More
Success Stories
Case Studies
Expanding HIV/AIDS Services for Pregnant Women in Côte d’Ivoire
In 2007, women in the northern part of Côte d'Ivoire had to visit multiple sites to piece together testing and care for HIV/AIDS. HAI partnered with the Ministry of Health to… Read More
Media
Publications
- Paper: Integration of HIV/AIDS services into African primary health care: lessons learned for health system strengthening in Mozambique—a case study
- Article: Op-ed: Let’s Pledge a Dime for Global Health
- Paper: Scaling up antenatal syphilis screening in Mozambique: Transforming policy into action
- Presentation: Strengthening Maternal and Newborn Care in Timor Leste (414KB, PDF)
- Presentation: Aid for AIDS: Donor Policy and the Affect on Health Care (1.42MB, PDF)
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