Behind every photograph is a story of effort, hope and transformation. In 2024, Partners In Health continued working to strengthen the health system and reduce access gaps. These images capture key moments in our work, reflecting our commitment to equity and social justice.
Community Health
Adriana Sánchez, psicóloga del Programa de Salud Mental (SAME), durante una visita por el distrito de Carabayllo.
Foto de Julio López / SES
Over the past year, visits by the Mental Health Program (SAME) team were instrumental in achieving high-impact outcomes in vulnerable communities. Such is the case of people living with schizophrenia served by the program: 99% of them achieved greater adherence to their treatment.
La agente comunitaria Susana Gamboa, del Programa SAME, se prepara para atender a las beneficiarias de la estrategia Pensamiento Saludable (PENSA) en el distrito de Carabayllo.
Foto de Diego Diaz Catire / SES
Since 2018, through the Pensamiento Saludable (PENSA) strategy, Socios En Salud provides mental health care to pregnant women and mothers in North Lima. Susana Gamboa, one of 22 community agents trained by SAME for PENSA, not only contacts people with symptoms of depression, she also makes sure they don’t drop out of their therapies.
Accompaniment
La agente comunitaria Mary Liz Guillén acompaña a Jorge, una persona con tuberculosis multirresistente (TB-MDR) de 47 años, en el Centro de Salud Raúl Porras Barrenechea, en Carabayllo.
Foto de Diego Diaz Catire / SES
Accompaniment is key to the comprehensive care that Socios En Salud offers to vulnerable people. At the Raul Porras Barrenechea Health Center in Carabayllo, 55 people with tuberculosis (TB) successfully completed their treatment thanks to the commitment of community health agents, strengthening care and hope in their community.
Inclusion and Diversity
Bajo el lema «Más salud, menos estigmas», Socios En Salud participó nuevamente en la Marcha del Orgullo LGTBIQ+.
Foto de Valquiria Rojas / SES
In 2024, Socios En Salud reaffirmed its commitment to the LGTBIQ+ community by participating in the Pride March. Once again, its caravan accompanied and celebrated alongside the community, highlighting its unwavering support toward equity, respect and inclusion.
Frente al espejo de su habitación en “El Muro“, antigua casona del Centro de Lima habitada por mujeres transgénero, Daniela sonríe porque se sabe acompañada en el difícil contexto en que vive.
Foto de Diego Diaz Catire / SES
JunTrans, a Socios En Salud community intervention, is designed to address the needs of transgender women. It offers services such as screenings, mental health support, hormone therapy and employability workshops, contributing to their holistic well-being and promoting a more inclusive environment.
Maternal and Child Health
La intervención CASITA, del programa Salud Materno Infantil y Adolescentes (SAMIA), continuó sus sesiones en familias beneficiarias del distrito de Ventanilla.
Foto de Diego Diaz Catire / SES
The community intervention in early childhood development, CASITA, of the Maternal, Infant and Adolescent Health (SAMIA) program, expanded its actions to Ventanilla during its eighth year of implementation to benefit 150 families. In this new district, SAMIA adapted the sessions to be carried out directly in the homes.
La agente comunitaria Kensy Pérez, del programa SAMIA, realiza seguimiento a beneficiarios de CASITA en el distrito de Ventanilla.
Foto de Diego Diaz Catire / SES
Tuberculosis prevention and diagnosis
The TB Backpack is a technological tool promoted by Socios En Salud that combines digital radiology, artificial intelligence and molecular biology. Unlike conventional X-ray machines, it emits less radiation and is easily transportable and assembled in various areas. It has the capacity to serve approximately 80 people per day.
Mental Health
En abril de 2024, personas viviendo con esquizofrenia atendidos por el Programa SAME se reunieron en la clausura del Currículo de Rehabilitación. Beneficiarios, familiares y cuidadores vivieron un encuentro inolvidable.
Foto de Diego Diaz Catire / SES
In the last year, to improve the well-being of people living with schizophrenia, Socios En Salud implemented a pilot of the Psychosocial Rehabilitation Curriculum that targeted 98 members of this vulnerable population to promote their social autonomy, personal skills and social interaction in the community.
Adriana Sánchez, psicóloga del Programa SAME, realiza labores de seguimiento a beneficiarios en el distrito de Carabayllo.
Foto de Julio López / SES
Non-Communicable Diseases and Cancer
Como parte del proyecto ECSI, el Programa de Enfermedades No Transmisibles y Cáncer emprendió una campaña de capacitación en salud ocular a establecimientos de de Lima Norte y Lima Este.
Foto de Julio López / SES
The ENT and Cancer Program conducted training for professionals responsible for the Eye Health Strategy of the Directorate of Integrated Health Networks (DIRIS) Lima North and Lima East in September 2024. In addition, it strengthened breast cancer diagnosis in North Lima after the Ministry of Health (MINSA) institutionalized its accompaniment model.
Con 51 años, Isabel Alegre continúa su tratamiento para el cáncer de mama con el acompañamiento de la agente comunitaria María Rosas, del Programa ENT y Cáncer de SES.
Foto de Diego Diaz Catire
Abogacía
En el Día del Agente Comunitario de Salud, cinco agentes comunitarias de Socios En Salud de la cuarta ronda alzan la Beca SES que les permitirá cursar carreras técnicas.
Foto de Julio López / SES
In the last year, the fourth round of the SES Fellowship was held, which attracted 120 applicants. Of all of them, five community health agents from Ica, Junin and Piura were awarded scholarships to study pharmacy and technical nursing.
Con la energía al tope, decenas de agentes comunitarias celebran los frutos de su labora en el II Encuentro de Agentes Comunitarios de Socios En Salud.
Foto de Valquiria Rojas / SES
Special Events
Socios En Salud recibió a líderes de Partners In Health a inicios de 2024 en el encuentro de One PIH Americas.
Foto de Julio López / SES
Peru hosted the One PIH Americas meeting, a key gathering of Partners In Health leaders. The event provided a unique opportunity to share experiences and advances in health, as well as to address together the health challenges we still face in our region.
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