The Haiti research-based model of international public health collaboration: the GHESKIO Centers
Pape, J.W.; Severe, P.D.; Fitzgerald, D.W.; Deschamps, M.M.; Joseph, P.; Riviere, C.; Rouzier, V.; Johnson, W.D.
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 65 Suppl. 1: S5-S9
2014
ISSN/ISBN: 1525-4135 PMID: 24321987 DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000031Document Number: 579210
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.