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Organization Contact Information

Name: Partners In Health
Street 1: 641 Huntington Avenue
Street 2:
City: Boston
Province: MA
Post Code: 02115
Country: United States of America
Phone: +1-617-998-8922
Organization Email: info@pih.org
Web Site: http://www.pih.org
Other Online Presence:

Focal Point Contact Information

Salutation: Dr.
First Name: Salmaan
Last Name: Keshavjee
Title: Senior Tuberculosis Specialist
Email: salmaan@pih.org
Phone: +1-617-432-3215

Alternate Focal Point Contact Information

Salutation: Dr.
First Name: Carole
Last Name: Mitnick
Title: Senior Tuberculosis Specialist/Epidemiologists
Email: cmitnick@pih.org
Phone: +1-617-432-6018

General Information

Board Constituency: Developed Country NGO
Is your organization legally registered in your country: Yes
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Organization Type - Primary: Non-Governmental Organization
Organization Type - Secondary: Other Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
Organization Description:
The mission of Partners In Health (PIH) is to provide a preferential option for the poor in health care. By establishing long-term relationships with sister organizations based in settings of poverty, Partners In Health strives to achieve two overarching goals: to bring the benefits of modern medical science to those most in need of them and to serve as an antidote to despair.

Our main areas of activities are in Haiti, Peru, and Russia. In the Central Plateau of Haiti, PIH and sister organization Zanmi Lasante run a full-service hospital, and are in the midst of two Global Fund expansion projects to treat HIV/AIDS and TB. In Peru, along with sister organization Socios en Salud and the Peruvian Ministry of Health, PIH works to treat patients with MDR-TB. PIH also works in Tomsk, Russia with civilian and prison authorities to treat patients with MDR-TB.
 
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Specializations / Areas of Work

Advocacy
Delivery of health services and care
Funding, including innovative and optimized approach to funding TB Care
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities
Research and Development
Technical Assistance

Other Organization Information

Total number of staff in your organization: 100 +
Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: 100 +
Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: 100 +
Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: 100 +
 
How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: Involvement in TB control provision
If you were informed or referred by another partner of the Stop TB Partnership please tell us who:
Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: Information on developments within the TB world
 
Are you a member of a Stop TB national partnership: No
Are you in contact with your national TB programme: Yes
Please tell us how your organization is contributing to your country's national TB control plan:
Through education, advocacy, and technical assistance.
 

Geographical Reach

Which country is your headquarters located in: United States of America
Which countries do you do operate in:
(This includes countries you are conducting activities in)
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Kazakhstan
Lesotho
Malawi
Mexico
Peru
Russian Federation
United States of America

Contribution

Please tell us how your organization will contribute to the Global Plan to Stop TB by briefly describing its involvement in any of the areas of work listed below:

TB Care Delivery:

PIH is part of the USAID TB Care consortium and the Zero TB Deaths initiative

Drug-Resistant TB:
PIH is actively involved in MDR-TB treatment, training, and advocacy in the following countries: Peru, Russia, Lesotho, Malawi, Haiti and Rwanda.

PIH is part of the USAID TB Care consortium and the Zero TB Deaths initiative

PIH works closely with researchers from Harvard Medical School and has an active reserach program on optimizing treatment and delivery of care for drug-resistant tuberculosis

TB-HIV:
PIH treats TB-HIV in Rwanda, Lesotho and Malawi.

PIH works closely with researchers from Harvard Medical School and has an active reserach program on optimizing treatment and delivery of care for drug-resistant tuberculosis, including among people living with HIV.

Laboratory Strengthening:
PIH worked with FIND to build a laboratory in Lesotho. This created a model for laboratory scale-up that is being used by the GLI. PIH also has built a laboratory in Peru which is dedicated to research and public service.

Fundamental Research:
PIH works closely with researchers from Harvard Medical School and has an active reserach program on optimizing treatment and delivery of care for drug-resistant tuberculosis, including among people living with HIV. This includes the use of adjuvent therapies for patients infected with highly-resistant strains of tuberculosis. Our research takes place in Peru, Russia, Lesotho and Rwanda.

Research:
PIH works closely with researchers from Harvard Medical School and has an active reserach program on optimizing treatment and delivery of care for drug-resistant tuberculosis, including among people living with HIV. This includes research in improving patient adherence and positive treatment outcomes. Our research takes place in Peru, Russia, Lesotho and Rwanda.

Declaration

Declaration of interests:
No conflicts of interest were delacred.

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Last updated: March 19, 2013