“Global health has seen tremendous progress around the world and building health systems capacity is paramount to sustain those gains and support countries’ aspiration for universal health coverage. AIHA’s important and timely mission aligns precisely with existing development needs.”

– Dr. Ariel Pablos-Méndez, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, former Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Global Health, USAID (2011-2016)

“When I was CEO and Vice Provost of the St. Paul Hospital Millennium Medical College, I experienced first-hand the value of an AIHA-led twinning partnership that strengthened our pre- and in-service training capacity in the field of obstetrics and gynecology. As Minister of Health, I continue to see the invaluable contribution AIHA has made over the past decade to improve the capacity of our country’s institutions, resulting in better health outcomes.”

– Dr. Lia Tedesse Gebremedhin, Minister of Health, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

“AIHA has a long history of working with a broad range of stakeholders in LMICs to strengthen local health system capacity and train health workers to provide quality, equitable healthcare services. They work hand-in-hand with their partners – from the Ministry of Health down to grassroots community-level organizations – to develop sustainable solutions across a wide array of health concerns and healthcare disciplines.”

– Dr. Muhammed Ali Pate, Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare of Nigeria;, former  Julio Frenk Professor of the Practice of Public Health Leadership at the Harvard University TH Chan School of Public Health; former Global Director for Health, Nutrition and Population and Director and Director of the Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents, The World Bank.

“More important than all the other positive professional and institutional improvements that have resulted from our partnership with Elmhurst is how our work together brought about a shift in thinking both at our hospital and in our community.”

Dr. Fiseha Tadesse, Medical Director Debre Berhan Referral Hospital, Ethiopia

“With support from AIHA’s Twinning Center, our partners at Liverpool VCT helped us to develop and implement a Counselor Supervision Training Program, so our HCT counselors can work more effectively. Supervisors help counselors become more aware of the way they affect – and are affected by – their clients.”

Ms. Boineelo Diseko, Counselor Supervision Coordinator, Tebelopele VCT Center, Botswana

“I have benefitted greatly not only from the training, but also the one-on-one mentoring provided at AIHA-supported Nursing Leadership Development workshops conducted by US experts through the Tanzania Nursing Initiative.”

Stephen Kibusi, Head of Nursing Management, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania 

“Investing in pre-service education is a time-consuming process. It requires long-term investment to make sure that the system runs smoothly and the program is sustainable. We’re grateful for our twinning partnership with Howard University and our collaborative capacity development efforts to ensure we build a critical mass in the face of Ethiopia’s severe shortage of trained healthcare workers.”

Dr. Ephrem Engidawork, Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

“The beauty of this sort of institution-to-institution partnership is that it effectively leverages the knowledge, expertise, and voluntarism of the US heath sector to strengthen both the human resources and organizational capacity of their counterparts.”

The Honorable Pamela E. Bridgewater, former US Ambassador to Jamaica

“Evaluators found a number of factors leading to partnership success. In-country partner ability to leverage within their institutions, communities, and with national governments was also evident in the emergency medicine, pharmacy, and clinical associate partnerships. In cases where the in-country partner lacked sufficient access, the Twinning Center was able to leverage its prestige to assist with advocacy.”

AIHA HIV/AIDS Twinning Center Program Evaluation The QED Group, LLC

“Thank you for the opportunity of having served as the Project Officer for the Twinning Center Program since 2013. Invariably, I have found AIHA’s staff to be impressively skilled, responsive, supportive and highly professional. I’ve been honored to have worked with you in all aspects of the HIV/AIDS Twinning Center Program.”

Richard C. Poole, Former Project Officer, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Health Systems Strengthening Branch, Division of Global Programs