Open AccessThe Haiti Research-Based Model of International Public Health Collaboration
Author(s) -
Jean William Pape,
Patrice Sévère,
Daniel W. Fitzgerald,
Marie Deschamps,
Patrice Joseph,
Cynthia Riviere,
Vanessa Rouzier,
Warren D. Johnson
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0000000000000031
Subject(s) - medicine , christian ministry , tuberculosis , public health , family medicine , focus group , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , nursing , environmental health , political science , business , pathology , law , marketing
For 3 decades, GHESKIO (the Groupe Haitien d'Etude du Sarcome de Kaposi et des Infections Opportunistes), the Haitian Ministry of Health, and Weill Cornell have pursued a tripartite mission of service, training, and translational research. The initial focus was on AIDS and tuberculosis. The mission has expanded to include the local community and now provides maternal-child health, family planning, cancer prevention and treatment, immunizations (including human papillomavirus, cholera), and primary education through vocational and microcredit programs. Outcome measures include a reduction in HIV prevalence from 6.2% to the current 2.2%, extensive tuberculosis and cholera prevention and treatment programs, and national training programs for biomedical and community health workers.