About the Botswana-UPenn Partnership

The Government of Botswana, the University of Botswana and the University of Pennsylvania formed
the Botswana-UPenn Partnership to build capacity in Botswana in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. UPenn is taking a broad interdisciplinary approach to train health-care personnel throughout Botswana in prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS and its complications, to develop outstanding post-graduate training programs at the University of Botswana with an emphasis on Internal Medicine and its subspecialties, to offer experience in global health to Penn trainees, and to develop joint research programs that address issues relevant to the health and welfare of the citizens of Botswana.

Position Vacancy: Epidemiologist

We are currently seeking to hire an epidemiologist to work on our PEPFAR-funded projects and to perform independent investigations at our Gaborone, Botswana office beginning July 2012. See the full position description here.

Tlaleletso

We recently launched a brief journal that contains evidence-based and clinically relevant reviews for clinical faculty and staff in Botswana. Disseminated at all our BUP supported sites in country, the journal is named "Tlaleletso" (Setswana for 'Updates').

Issue 3, March 2012 - Issues in HIV Adherence

Issue 4, April 2012 - Guidelines Update: Diabetes Mellitus Emergency Management

2001-2011: Ten Years of Penn in Botswana

The Botswana-UPenn Partnership celebrated our ten year anniversary on the University of Pennsylvania campus the week of October 10 and in Botswana on November 10. Pictures from the celebrations are available through the photos link below. Video of the full presentations from our Ten Year Anniversary Symposium held October 14 is available for viewing online. We received a congratulatory letter from Penn President, Dr. Amy Gutmann, a copy of which can be seen here. We also were pleased to have the Honorable G.U.S. Matlahabaphiri, the Assistant Minister of Health of Botswana, give a speech at out Ten Year Event in Gaborone. A copy of the speech is available here. A write up with pictures (!) from the party is available here.

World AIDS Day - Dec. 1

See photos of our work in honor of World AIDS Day on Philly.com here.