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Adolfo Caldas

About Adolfo Caldas
Trained social worker fluent in Spanish and conversational in Haitian Creole. Primary responsibilities are as a research coordinator for a community based HIV treatment accompaniment model in Lima, Peru.

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Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Global Health Equity
Website: http://www.brighamandwomens.org/socialmedicine/ Type: Medical Institution Country: United States About: The Division of Global Health Equity (DGHE) is dedicated to addressing health disparities through training, education, research and service. The Division focuses on infectious diseases (e.g., HIV and tuberculosis) as well as non-infectious diseases (e.g., coronary artery disease and diabetes) and other health problems of major importance across the globe. Through the hospital’s Doris and Howard Hiatt Residency in Global Health Equity, internal medicine residents in training divide their time between BWH and Partners In Health project sites. This model is now being replicated at other medical schools and teaching hospitals across the country.

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United States

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English
Haitian Creole
Spanish

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Adolfo Caldas replied to "New Sudan Education Initiative" in the Adherence & Retention community.

Hi Kaitlyn, I work indirectly for Partners In Health (PIH) and my day to day work revolves around an HIV project in Peru although I'm based in Boston. Within that HIV project, we have a microfinance project that we are piloting with a dozen or so HIV+ patients. Our site in Peru, Socios En Salud (SES), is fortunate to just act as the intermediary between TB and HIV patients and the existing medical infrastructure unlike ...

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