COVID-19 continues to spread around the world at an alarming rate, demanding global action to contain transmission and ensure that care is available for the most vulnerable.
Partners In Health (PIH) knows that COVID-19 will disproportionately affect the most vulnerable and hit impoverished countries the hardest. The currently reported case fatality rate cannot be used to predict how this virus will devastate countries with weak health systems and where the population suffers from conditions such as malnutrition, HIV, and tuberculosis.
PIH is launching a comprehensive effort to respond across its network of supported countries in order to:
- contain and control the spread of the virus,
- ensure that patients are provided with dignified care, and
- demonstrate to the world what aggressive action in vulnerable settings can achieve.
PIH is uniquely positioned to rise to the challenge of COVID-19 by leveraging deep roots in communities and more than three decades of experience in treating infectious disease. PIH's approach of making long-term commitments, building local capacity and working directly alongside Ministries of Health will enable PIH to reduce transmission and ensure that the most vulnerable receive access to dignified care and social supports.
Yes, I believe we must do more to deliver high quality care in the face of COVID-19 and support Partners In Health teams gearing up to fight this pandemic around the world.
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