Zanmi Lasante

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Zanmi Lasante is a community-based healthcare organization in rural Haiti that became the flagship site for Paul Farmer’s pioneering model of rights-based, comprehensive medical care for the poor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf community-based organization
healthcare organization
non-governmental organization
affiliation Partners In Health
approach accompaniment model
community-based care
comprehensive primary care
rights-based health care
country Haiti
field HIV/AIDS care
child health
community health
global health
maternal health
primary health care
public health
tuberculosis care
focus rural populations
the poorest communities
foundedBy Jim Yong Kim
Ophelia Dahl
Paul Farmer
Tom White
hasKeyPerson Paul Farmer
hasPartner Haitian Ministry of Health
isLocalPartnerOf Partners In Health
languageOfName Haitian Creole
locatedIn rural Haiti
mission to provide high-quality health care to poor and marginalized populations
modelFor rights-based comprehensive medical care for the poor
notableFor expanding access to antiretroviral therapy in rural Haiti
integrating social support with medical care
treating multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in resource-poor settings
operatesIn Artibonite Department
Cange
Central Plateau
Mirebalais
providesService HIV treatment
community health worker support
health education
inpatient care
maternal and child health services
outpatient care
social support for patients
tuberculosis treatment
vaccination programs
recognizedAs flagship site for Paul Farmer’s care model
flagship site of Partners In Health
sector nonprofit health care
translationOfName Partners In Health

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Paul Farmer coFounded Zanmi Lasante
Mountains Beyond Mountains features Zanmi Lasante
Partners In Health hasPart Zanmi Lasante