We are excited to announce the following additions and innovations to our services in the new year: Reopening the clinic on Roatán island in partnership with the Honduran government to provide HIV and 24-hour care; HIV and Hepatitis testing campaign targeting new populations like truck drivers and police officers; Pharmacy renovation to create adequate storageRead more
Monthly Update
Last month, Honduras Executive Director, Pascual Torres, and Director of Public Affairs, Delmy Medina, visited the San Francisco Bay Area to meet with the Board and supporters. They shared important updates on Siempre Unidos services for HIV+ patients: Our 2 clinics recorded the highest number of patients treated – 461 women and men. The SecretaryRead more
Daniel is the pastor of Ministerio Camino Nuevo, an open-air church with a tent roof and cement floor and seen in the photo below. He and his family live in Bordo Esquipulas where he is our community partner and hosts Siempre Unidos’ day-long health fairs providing HIV education and testing and primary care services. “Bordo”Read more
We are a Health Center Scoring 100% “Yesterday the Secretary of Health’s Department of Auditing, Monitoring and Evaluation visited,” Pascual Torres, Siempre Unidos’ Honduran Executive Director, reported. “Minor recommendations were left to correct, but we received a 100% score on quality of services, survival indicators, patients’ adherence and retention. The day was long, passing 6pm,Read more
The Garífuna are descendants of Africans who were shipwrecked, escaped slavery and settled with indigenous groups in the Caribbean in the 17th century. They remain a disenfranchised and marginalized ethnic minority group living primarily along the north coast and islands. Their HIV prevalence rate is at least eight times higher than the national one –Read more
Siempre Unidos led the annual LGBT parade in San Pedro Sula Honduras last month. “It was quite impressive,” Pascual reports. “There were more than 8-9 gay rights organizations represented and close to 200 people marching. We filled 2 blocks!” Ten years ago, people marched with their faces covered; today they carry the pride flag andRead more
Pascual Torres and community members Pascual Torres, Co-Founder & Honduras Executive Director of Siempre Unidos, is an attorney and Episcopal priest. He approaches the health and well-being of our patients with a strong commitment to justice and compassion. This can be seen in how he directs the clinics’ services. Each morning, Pascual or a staffRead more
Board members Janet Brown and Elisabeth Fowler oversaw successful drives to raise funds to replace our aging vans with the vehicles pictured below. The van pictured at top transports staff to community health fairs and patient homes for checkups. The pictures below show the 2nd mobile health van, retrofitted as an ambulance to transport patientsRead more
Dear Friends, 2016 Annual Report We are pleased to share our 2016 Annual Report detailing our clinic-based, outreach, and advocacy services for people living with HIV in Honduras. You’ll read about our fish farm and other activities to generate income and develop self-sustainability as well as the expansion of our community-based health fairs reaching peopleRead more
Siempre Unidos physicians, administrative staff, The Rev. Pascual Torres and Denise Main visit the World Health Organization’s Honduras office Last month we traveled to the capital, Tegucigalpa, to meet with representatives of the Honduras Secretary of Health, directors of the Health Surveillance and Medical Supply Chain units, and World Health Organization (“Organización Mundial de laRead more
