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Annual Program Report 2004 - American International Health Alliance

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<strong>Program</strong> expansion was reflected in the establishment<br />

of 11 USAID-funded partnerships this year:<br />

three in Azerbaijan and Georgia that continue to<br />

focus on primary healthcare; two in Russia that<br />

focus on family planning and reproductive health;<br />

four in Russia that reflect a growing emphasis on<br />

HIV/AIDS; and two regional health professions<br />

partnerships in Central Asia. In keeping with<br />

efforts to expand the contributions of the partnership<br />

model to meet emerging challenges, AIHA<br />

received new funding for programs outside<br />

Eurasia. In one of the most exciting developments,<br />

HRSA awarded AIHA a five-year project to establish<br />

a Twinning Center for HIV/AIDS in support<br />

of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief,<br />

which currently targets 12 African countries, two<br />

Caribbean countries and Vietnam. The project has<br />

the potential for establishing as many as 100 new<br />

twinning partnerships over the next five years.<br />

Reflecting a widening funding base, AIHA<br />

implemented projects in <strong>2004</strong> with grants from<br />

the Library of Congress and the Susan G. Komen<br />

Breast Cancer Foundation. These projects, which<br />

support community leadership development and<br />

breast health respectively, also contribute to<br />

capacity building efforts for ongoing healthcare<br />

improvements within the target countries by<br />

nurturing leaders and providing them with<br />

knowledge and practical skills to address priority<br />

health problems.<br />

<strong>Program</strong> expansion also entailed new and<br />

strengthened collaborative relationships, notably<br />

with the World <strong>Health</strong> Organization. While partnerships<br />

remain the core of our work, AIHA<br />

increased its capacity to directly implement projects,<br />

continuing to draw and engage volunteers,<br />

including our former partners.<br />

AIHA and its partners can point to numerous<br />

achievements in 17 countries during <strong>2004</strong>. These<br />

achievements are organized and described in this<br />

report within five broad areas of AIHA programs:<br />

HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis; healthcare services;<br />

health professions education; healthy communities;<br />

and information and communications technology.<br />

Our work was made possible by the dedicated team<br />

of professionals who make up our staff in<br />

Washington, DC, and AIHA offices in eight countries,<br />

by the invaluable participation of legions of<br />

US healthcare professionals from 28 cities who last<br />

year provided more than 3,400 days of volunteer<br />

service, by the hundreds of counterpart health professionals<br />

and others who demonstrated leadership<br />

and courage to implement change in their countries,<br />

and by the many organizations and donors<br />

that provided critical collaboration and support.<br />

We hope this report provides some insights into<br />

AIHA’s programmatic activities. We welcome your<br />

inquiries and encourage you to visit us on the Web<br />

at www.aiha.com for more information.<br />

James P. Smith<br />

2 <strong>American</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Alliance</strong>

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