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
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
Health Systems Research Projects
We support specific research projects that explore questions of interest to our Ministry of Health partners, including health services integration, health workforce innovations, and… Read More
Success Stories
Case Studies
Integrating Child Spacing with Maternal Care in Timor-Leste
In 2006, when HAI launched a program to promote the healthy timing and spacing of children in Timor-Leste, maternal mortality was estimated at 660 per 100,000 live births. Infant… Read More
Media
Publications
- Paper: An Assessment of Routine Primary Care Health Information System Data Quality in Sofala Province, Mozambique
- 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)
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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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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Update from Côte d’Ivoire: Political Turning Point, and Activities Continue Despite Conflict
Update April 14, 2011: Laurent Gbagbo was arrested on Monday, and there appears to be relative… Read
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Rep. Jim McDermott Visits HAI in Timor-Leste
HAI-Timor-Leste was pleased to welcome Congressman Jim McDermott and others to visit our work… Read
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HAI Presents at International Conference on Community Health
This first annual conference, held in Rwanda, was an opportunity for HAI-Timor staff to share… Read