Partners In Health is a non-profit organization based in Boston, Massachusetts. They work all over the world in countries such as: Haiti, Lesotho, Malawi, Peru, Russia, Rwanda and Kazakhstan. I like this organization because of its simple yet motivational vision: “whatever it takes.” As a globally minded organization their vision is perfect. There are many obstacles that global health professionals face and the Partners In Health vision is a reminder that they will overcome any barrier in achieving their goals. With this vision they treat the sick around the world as if they were family, doing everything possible to make them better. Generally, they implement community based help in reducing poverty and disease amongst the world’s poorest. For example, despite uncertainties and disbelief Partners In Health has been able to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and AIDS in communities that were considered “untreatable.” I would like to work for this organization because I believe in the work they are doing around the world and I think it’s making a significant difference. I like that this organization has positions for professionals that do not have a lot of experience. Also, it seems as though Partners In Health has recently grown with the addition of several new positions. This is a positive sign that they are strong enough to expand and do not need to downsize. The biggest drawback with this organization is that a majority of the positions available are in developing rural communities. Right now in my life, this doesn’t seem like a drawback but eventually I want to settle down somewhere, preferably not in a rural community. From the day I read about this organization I have been amazed by their goals, inspired by their work, and reminded why I love my major.
I really found it interesting how Partners in Health used community based help to increase the ability for them to provide the best solutions to the health care needs of the areas that they were working in. It's a very ingenious idea because the people that live in the community can have a greater impact on the future than those people who come in for just a specific period of time. The community must be able to take care of itself with the principles and techniques that they have been taught so that they can look out for themselves in the future. This should be the main goal for many, if not all, globally based organizations. Due to the fact that it is impossible to treat and take care of all of the world's population, by giving care and education to a group, or community, of people, the impact that a global health organization can have on a region is incredible. This also allows the organization to move on to another location to start the process all over again, thus, creating more opportunities to reach more people in a given period of time.
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