PIANTINI, Santo Domingo, DR. – Since 2005, the Batey Relief Alliance (BRA) developed a comprehensive HIV/AIDS program, funded by USAID/CONECA, delivering free healthcare, antiretroviral (ARV) treatment and medicines to hundreds of children and adults infected/affected by HIV and AIDS inside impoverished sugar cane batey communities in the province of Monte Plata. The program is implemented …

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic. – The Batey Relief Alliance (BRA) was invited to exhibit its humanitarian work during a three-day event blitz —called Expo Monte Plata 2010—from August 13-15, organized by the Senatorial office of Charlie Mariotti promoting the province of Monte Plata’s rich agricultural, cultural and eco-touristic values. More than 25,000 attended the event …

PIANTINI, Santo Domingo, D.R. – Evaluators from Columbia University School of Social Work and Indiana University Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and School of Public and Environmental Affairs recently conducted a two-month study to evaluate patient treatment and satisfaction at BRA’s medical center in the province of Monte Plata. Three years earlier, BRA …