title: Kidney care in Haiti--the role of partnerships.
abstract: Establishing a programme for the prevention and treatment of acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease in a developing country involves unique challenges. We became involved in a collaborative effort to improve nephrology care in Haiti after participating in the emergency response to the 2010 earthquake. The focus of this ongoing project is overcoming barriers to implementation with the goal of improving training and resources for Haitian health-care workers and developing programmes for renal disease prevention and treatment in a setting of limited resources. Here, we offer practical advice for nephrologists who would like to help to advance medical care in developing countries. Rather than technical issues related to the prevention and treatment of renal disease, we focus on collaboration, education and the building of partnerships.
authors.affiliation: Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA.
authors.forename: Brian D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Remillard
authors.affiliation: Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Université d'État d'Haïti, Polyclinique 17-19, 17 Chemin des Dalles, HT6110 Port-au-Prince, Haïti.
authors.forename: Jean H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Buteau
authors.affiliation: Département de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais, Route Départmentale 11, Mirebalais, Haïti.
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cléophat
mesh_terms: D003906:Developing Countries; D006205:Haiti; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D055818:Public-Private Sector Partnerships