Proudly adorned with a new sign, the Lois and Thomas J. White Community Center in Carabayllo, Peru was buzzing with activity on March 29th, as children, teens and parents prepared to inaugurate their new library.

A rapid-response medical team from Socios En Salud (SES), PIH

Socios En Salud, long recognized as a leader for innovating community-based treatment for MDR-TB and for training other health professionals how to do it, has redoubled training activities, sending teams to Haiti and Africa and hosting nurses from Latin America.

For PIH and our partner organizations, 2006 was a year of daunting challenges and striking achievements. For the second consecutive year, we launched a new project, this time in Lesotho. We also strengthened and expanded our operations in countries where we have been working for many years. We constructed and inaugurated new facilities in Peru, Haiti and Rwanda. We substantially increased the numbers of patients we serve and initiated major new programs to serve them better.

Improving and expanding DOTS-Plus: Throughout 2006, SES worked with the Peruvian Ministry of Health and with local health officials to expand treatment for MDR-TB patients both within and beyond Lima.