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Capacity-Building Projects and Initiatives
Capacity-Building Projects and Initiatives
HIV/AIDS Treatment, Care, and Support Project (2006-Present) Building on the success of four USAID-funded HIV/AIDS partnerships established in 2004, this AIHA program is supported by PEPFAR. Its key objectives are to improve patient access and treatment outcomes; improve diagnosis and treatment of common opportunistic infections, including TB; assure coordination and case management for PLWH thereby improving quality of care; and strengthen PMTCT programs.
Strategic Health Partnership Initiative (2007-Present)
With support from USAID, AIHA is working in close collaboration with Russia's Ministry of Health and Social Development to harness the expertise of the US and Russian healthcare communities to strengthen HIV/AIDS capacity in Russia, as well as Russia's capacity to provide technical assistance to developing and transitioning countries around the world.
The Baltic AIDS Training and Education Center (2008- present)
The Baltic AIDS Training and Education Center in St. Petersburg was established by the St. Petersburg City AIDS Center, Pavlov State Medical University, and the Republican Infectious Disease Hospital at Ust-Izhora in cooperation with AIHA and other strategic partners. Its mission is to improve institutional and human resource capacity to support the ongoing scale-up of high quality HIV/AIDS care and treatment services in the Russian Federation and elsewhere in the region. The Baltic AIDS Training and Education Center is an affiliate of the Regional Knowledge Hub for the Care and Treatment of HIV/AIDS in Eurasia.
EurasiaHealth AIDS Knowledge Network (2004-Present)
Part of AIHA's broader EurasiaHealth Nowledge Network, EAKN provides up-to-date, evidence-based information to Russian-speaking healthcare professionals throughout Russia and other parts of the region.
Communities for International Development (2005-2007)
AIHA and World Services of La Crosse, Inc., collaborated to improve urgent care in the three Russian industrial cities of Dubna, Izhevsk, and Snezhinsk by training physicians and feldshers of local ambulance stations, as well as other potential first-responders, including police officers, firefighters, teachers, and factory workers.
Nursing Quality Improvement Initiative (2000-2004 )
Two leading medical establishments in Russia — Central Clinical Hospital in Moscow and Sokolov Medical Center in St. Petersburg — were selected to replicate quality standards of the ANNC accreditation program for nursing care excellence. Each Eurasian hospital was paired with a US hospital that has been acknowledged as a center of nursing excellence through the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet Recognition Program. Erebouni Medical Center and St. Grigor Lusavorich Medical Center in Yerevan, Armenia, also participated in this program.
Public-Private Partnerships
Professional Development in HIV/AIDS Medicine (2007-Present)
With support from PEPFAR through USAID/Russia, AIHA is collaborating with GlaxoSmithKline, a global pharmaceutical leader, to strengthen the knowledge and skills of a core group of Russian physicians who provide care and treatment for people living with HIV in 19 Russian oblasts and cities. This project is supported by USAID's Global Development Alliance.
Strengthening Reproductive Health Services for Women in Prison (2007-2008)
In collaboration with the Russian Red Cross in Irkutsk, AIHA worked to improve reproductive health services for incarcertated women in Eastern Siberia, raise awareness of reproductive health rights among inmates, and help these women make a successful, healthy transition upon their release.
Volga River AIDS Alliance (2006-2008)
AIHA and the AIDS Healthcare Foundation worked together to scale up primary level care and treatment for PLWH in Russia's Samara and Saratov oblasts. This project was supported by USAID's Global Development Alliance.
Healthcare Partnerships
Buryatia, Russia / Rhinelander, Wisconsin (1998-2000)
The overall objectives of the partnership were to improve maternal and child health in Buryatia and its environs and to strengthen capacity and sustainability of the Neonatal Resuscitation Program previously initiated by AIHA in the region.
Chelyabinsk, Russia / Tacoma, Washington (1998-1999)
The overall objective of the partnership was to build on previous work in the field of neonatal resuscitation initiated by AIHA in the region, strengthening the capacity required to improve newborn mortality and morbidity through practitioner training. Partners also worked to improve care for children with asthma and improve other aspects of maternal and child care.
Dubna, Russia / LaCrosse, Wisconsin (1992-1999)
This highly successful partnership focused on a broad range of capacity-building activities in the fields of alcohol abuse, cardiac care and prevention, diabetes treatment and care, dialysis, emergency and disaster medicine, hospice and home-based care, infection control, nursing, pediatrics, physical rehabilitation, and women's health, as well as improving hosiptal administration and management.
Khabarovsk, Russia / Lexington, Kentucky (1999-2003)
The partnership's overall objective was to improve the health status of the residents of the Lazo Region, Khabarovsk Krai, and develop interventions targeted to the specific health and wellness needs of vulnerable populations, including women and children.
Kurgan and Schuche, Russia / Appleton, Wisconsin (1999-2004)
The partnership’s overall objective was to improve access to high quality primary care and prevention services by creating successful, replicable model programs and healthcare delivery mechanisms for the Kurgan Oblast.
Moscow, Russia / Austin, Texas (1995-2000)
The overall objective of this partnership was to improve urgent care in the Moscow Region by establishing a sustainable EMS Training Center using AIHA's model curriculum established by its EMS Task Force.
Moscow, Russia / Boston, Massachusetts (1993-1998)
This partnership's primary focus was to improve infection control standards and training thereby reducing rates of hosptial-borne, or nosocomial, infections. Partners also implemented capacity-building programs in the fileds of nursing education and management, surgical care, and hospital administration and finance.
Moscow, Russia / Chicago, Illinois (1993-1999)
The partnership focused on a wide array of capacity-building programs, particularly in the fields of cardiology, ambulatory care, intravenous therapy, nursing education and practice, quality improvement, and healthcare administration and finance.
Moscow, Russia / La Crosse, Wisconsin (2004-2008)
The overall goal of the partnership was to improve family planning and
reproductive health services available to citizens in Dubna, Mytischi, Ramenskoe, and Voskresensk by increasing availability of and access to evidence-based family planning and reproductive health services at the primary care level.
Moscow, Russia / Memphis, Tennessee (1998)
The overall objective of the partnership was to improve the quality of
pediatric care, particularly for diseases of the blood, by implementing modern, evidence-based infection control and prevention standards and clinical practices.
Moscow, Russia / Norfolk, Virginia (1995-1998)
The overall objective of this partnership was to establish an effective, sustainable neonatal resusciation program in the Moscow Region, including a Neonatal Resuscitation Training Center. Partners also worked to establish a strong program in neurodevelopmental pediatrics.
Moscow, Russia / Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1992-2000)
The overall obejective of this partnership was to improve women's health and maternal and child health services available in the Moscow Region. Family planning; nursing care practice; hospital administration; and patient education on topics such as intimate partner violence, breast health, gestational diabetes, and menopause represent some of the focus areas addressed by partners.
Murmansk, Russia / Jacksonville, Florida (1992-2000)
This partnership focused on building capacity in a broad range of surgical and diagnostic fields, including cardiology and cardiac surgery, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, gastrointestinal endoscopy, and laparoscopic surgery. Other important areas of focus included OR management, emergency and disaster medicine, women's health, and hospital administration.
Orenburg, Russia / New York City, New York (2004-2008)
The overall goal of the partnership was to strengthen the human and organizational capacity to develop a replicable and integrated model of HIV/AIDS treatment, care, and support based on international standards and best practices.
Sakhalin, Russia / Houston, Texas (2000-2005)
The overall objective of this partnership was to establish high quality, patient-centered primary healthcare services that could serve as replicable models of care throughout Sakhalin Island. In July 2004, USAID provided additional funding earmarked for the development of model HIV/AIDS and STI prevention programs targeting adolescents in four cities in the region.
Samara and Stavropol, Russia /Iowa (1999-2004)
As part of the development of a community-based primary healthcare system in
Samara, partners focused on initiatives that would improve the health status of vulnerable populations,
particularly in the areas of maternal health, adolescent health, and people at risk for STIs.
Saratov, Russia / Bemidji, Minnesota (2004-2008)
The overall goal of the partnership was to create replicable, integrated models of care and treatment for PLWH by establishing systems and processes to address human and organizational
capacity building needs related to the provision of high quality HIV/AIDS care and treatment services.
Sarov, Russia / Los Alamos, New Mexico (1999-2004)
The partnership’s overall objective was to improve the quality and delivery of primary healthcare to the people of Sarov. Key areas of focus included adolescent health, dental health and hygiene, women's health, and a number of chronic disease mangement programs, including asthma, diabetes, and hypertension.
Snezhinsk, Russia / Livermore, California (1999-2002)
The overall objective of the partnership was to improve women’s and infant’s health by building sustainable institutional and human resource capacity on a broad range of related clinical and patient education topics, such as neonatal resuscitation, dental health and hygiene, and substance abuse among youth.
St. Petersburg, Russia / Atlanta, Georgia (1995-1999)
This hospital-based partnership's overall objectives were to improve maternal and child health, as well as services related to urology and endoscopy, ophthalmology, and radiology. Partners also focused on nursing education and hospital administration. In 1999, USAID awarded the partnership additional funding to establish a primary healthcare unit at the hospital, along with a complementary physician training program.
St. Petersburg, Russia / Boston, Massachusetts (1999-2003)
The partnership’s overall objective was to support and enhance the St. Petersburg Infection Control Training Center established in 1997 by AIHA, so that it could serve as a national and regional resource for hospital epidemiology and evidence-based medicine.
St. Petersburg, Russia / Louisville, Kentucky (1995-2000)
The overall objectives of this partnership were to improve emergency medical services and infection control practices. In addition, partners collaborated on a broad range of capacity-building activities with a strong focus on women's health; health professions education, including expanding nursing education and practice; and hospital administration and finance. The partnership received additional funding from USAID in 1999 to continue their work in the field of emergency and disaster medicine and to initiate a primary care training program for nurses.
St. Petersburg, Russia / New Haven, Connecticut (2004-2008)
The overall goal of the partnership was to create replicable, integrated models of care and treatment for PLWH by establishing systems and processes to address human and organizational
capacity building needs related to the provision of high quality HIV/AIDS care and treatment services.
Stavropol, Russia / Cedar Rapids, Iowa (1993-1998)
This partnership's key objectives were to build institutional and human resource capacity in the areas of emergency medical services, infection control, women's health, and cardiac surgery. In addition, partners worked to improve nursing care and education, orthopedics, pediatric hematology, and biomedical technology.
Togliatti, Russia / Providence, Rhode Island [formerly known as the Samara /Providence partnership] (2004-2008)
The overall goal of the partnership was to create replicable, integrated models of care and treatment for PLWH by establishing systems and processes to address human and organizational
capacity building needs related to the provision of high quality HIV/AIDS care and treatment services.
Tomsk, Russia / Bemidji, Minnesota (2001-2004)
The overall objective of the partnership was to create a model for primary healthcare delivery in the Tomsk Rayon that could be successfully replicated throughout Tomsk Oblast. Specific focus was placed on maternal and child health, nursing care, infection control, and chronic diseases of greatest concern in the region. Patient education played an important role and USAID awarded the partnership additional funding to replicate some of its most successful outreach programs in 2004.
Vladivostok, Russia / Richmond, Virginia (1993-1999)
The key objective of this partnership was to improve medical response to emergencies and large-scale disasters by establishing a sustainable EMS Training Center using AIHA's model curriculum established by its EMS Task Force. In addition, partners worked to improve infection control practices and introduce new medical technologies, particularly related to trauma care, radiology, anesthesia, and laparoscopy. In 1999, USAID awarded additional funding to the partners for professional development, training, and support of nursing in the region.
Volgograd, Russia / Little Rock, Arkansas (1998-1999)
The overall objective of the partnership was to improve tuberculosis control and the delivery of related services in Volgograd through introduction of current evidence-based practices.
Volgograd, Russia / Little Rock, Arkansas (2001-2005)
The initial objective of the partnership was to strengthen the provision of primary care and family medicine services in Volgograd and its environs. In 2004-2005, the partners also received USAID funding earmarked for making improvements in family planning and reproductive health available to the local population.
Additional Information
Final Closeout Report - Health Partnerships Program in Russia: 1998-2008 (January 2009)
Annual Program Report for Russia: FY 2005 (October 2005)
AIHA Annual Program Report: FY 2004 (May 2005)
Annual Program Report for Russia: FY 2003 (October 2003)
Updated: November 12, 2009
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