Tiyatien Health - Justice In Health

About Tiyatien Health
Tiyatien Health is a 501(c)(3) non-profit social justice organization that builds equitable models of primary healthcare within the public sector. Organized as a unique partnership between rural communities and Liberia- and US-based health professionals Tiyatien, meaning "truth" and "justice" in a local Liberian dialect, promotes equity by advancing healthcare services and the fundamental rights of the poor.

Our Vision
Tiyatien's long-term vision is to expand healthcare and social services across southeastern Liberia – helping rebuild the region's public health system while tackling the twin epidemics of disease and poverty.

Latest News

August 13, 2008 - Tiyatien members, in collaboration with Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, find Liberian fighters exposed to sexual violence experience more mental health disorders in aftermath of war. Read study published in August 13th issue of JAMA here.

August 9, 2008 - Among more than 900 nominations, Pricewaterhouse Coopers bestows 2008 Chairman’s Award to board member, Tarun Gulrajani, in recognition of his work with Tiyatien Health.

August 5, 2008 - Liberian Ministry of Health partners with Tiyatien to launch first rural Chronic Care Clinic to integrate and strengthen HIV/TB and primary healthcare in Zwedru, Liberia.

August 4, 2008 -Liberian Ministry of Health and Tiyatien present findings of the HIV Equity Initiative at the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City.

July 1, 2008 – Tiyatien welcomes its new medical director, Dr. David Okiror, formerly with the Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative.

June 15, 2008 – Tiyatien co-founder, Weafus Quitoe, and other community members join full-time staff in Zwedru, Liberia.

June 3, 2008 – Tiyatien members meet with Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf to discuss national healthcare system at invitation dinner sponsored by HEARTT and Massachusetts General Hospital.

May 14, 2008 – Tiyatien receives over $100,000 in grant and in-kind support from UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and Britain's Department of Foreign and UK Department for International Development (DFID) for the HIV Equity Initiative.

May 2008 – Tiyatien community health workers ("accompaniers") partner with Harvard Humanitarian Initiative to conduct first nationwide population-based survey of mental health and social functioning in Liberia.

May 6, 2008 – Tiyatien Health collaborates with Liberian Ministry of Health and other partners to help draft Liberia's Round 8 Proposal to the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
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Contact Information:
In the United States: Tiyatien Health, 365 Cardinal Medeiros Ave, Suite 1, Cambridge, MA 02141
Telephone: +857-383-9506 or Email: info@tiyatienhealth.org

In Liberia: Tiyatien Health (c/o Martha Tubman Memorial Hospital) Hospital Road Zwendru, Grand Gedeh County, Liberia
Telephone: +231-(0)6644719