Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative / BIPAI: Global - Health Care Volunteer Program
- Location(s): Botswana
- Program Type(s): Volunteer
Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative / BIPAI
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The Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Center of Excellence was opened and officially dedicated by His Excellency Mr. Festus Mogae, President of the Republic of Botswana, on June 20, 2003. The facility, the first of its kind on the African contin... read more
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I learned a lot about flexibility, and being comfortable in a different environment. I also learned a lot about being on my own, as there was not a sort of structure to the experience. A student - Trinity University View Entire Review
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The Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Center of Excellence was opened and officially dedicated by His Excellency Mr. Festus Mogae, President of the Republic of Botswana, on June 20, 2003. The facility, the first of its kind on the African continent, provides and supervises state-of-the-art care and treatment for more than 4,000 HIV-infected children and families from around Botswana, both at the center and through its decentralized clinical mentoring program.
Staffed by Botswana and U.S. health professionals, the COE provides comprehensive primary and specialty medical care and social services for HIV-infected infants, children and their families, health professional training and clinical research. Although majority of patients receiving care at the center were adolescents, as of January 2015, BIPAI Botswana had annualized mortality and "lost to follow-up" rates of 0.2% and 2.2% respectively, with 92% of patients exhibiting undetectable viral load, indicating sustained and superlative quality care and patient retention.
In 2009, Botswana BIPAI received the Vision 2016 Award for making “a significant contribution toward building a compassionate, just and caring nation.”
