Partners in Health for Tuesday, 22 April 2014

Partners in Health for Tuesday, 22 April 2014 
Friend, I'd like to introduce you to Lea Kawesa.
She lives in Rwanda, and she is taking a stand against poverty and disease. As a Partners In Health community health worker, she visits patients in their homes to deliver care and accompany them and their families in their daily struggles. Lea says it best:
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Community health workers like Lea Kawesa visit patients in their homes to help them overcome barriers to good health.
Community health workers like Lea help patients overcome the health and social conditions that can condemn poor people to needless death. PIH believes that the highest standard of care includes paid community health workers, who can help patients address barriers to accessing care, connect them to resources to meet their basic needs, and enable them to take charge of their own health.
Every day, Lea provides medical care and pragmatic support that helps people in her community get well—young and old, men and women, people living with chronic diseases and patients being treated for curable conditions.
See Lea's story and learn about the power of community health workers:
http://act.pih.org/community-health
Sincerely,
Ophelia Dahl
Executive Director
Partners In Health
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