HMI partnership with new hospital hopes to strengthen Zimbabwe health care system
A team from HMI visited Zimbabwe this spring to see the completion of a new, modern hospital facility in Bulawayo, one of the first fruits of a partnership between HMI and the Zimbabwe Heath Care Trust (ZHCT). The partners hope that the patient care and professional training that will be delivered at the new center will be a model and a catalyst for a revitalized health care system throughout the country.

Scaling up HIV/AIDS treatment and care in India
Dr. Mannu Setia, a dermatologist and STD specialist at Sion Hospital in Mumbai, India, spent two weeks in Boston as an HMI fellow, working on a special Indian edition of the book HIV. Setia provided a practical perspective on the realities of medical practice in India to help develop a chapter specifically addressing care of the disease in the country. Setia also gave a talk to HMI staff members about the state of the epidemic in India.