Alexandra Pomar

Role(s) / Profession(s)

• Administrative Assistant

Organization

• 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.
• Partners In Health - PIH
  Website: http://www.pih.org/ Type: Non-Governmental Organization Country: United States About: Partners In Health, co-founded by physicians Paul Farmer and Jim Yong Kim, serves millions of poor patients in nine countries, providing them with extensive health care and social services that address the root causes of poor health. By successfully proving that providing comprehensive, community-based medical care for complex diseases such as AIDS and tuberculosis is not just possible but essential, the organization has helped bring about significant changes in global health policies and practices.

Work Location(s)

• United States

Language(s)

• English

Alexandra's Communities

• Endemic Non-Communicable Diseases
• Global Health Nursing & Midwifery
• Global Surgery & Anesthesia
• [ARCHIVED] HIV Prevention
• HIV Treatment & Prevention
• Malaria Treatment & Prevention
• MDR-TB Treatment & Prevention
• TB Infection Control