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Jun 11, 2024 · Mitchell Besser and Annie Lennox (Source: Getty Images) In the year 2014, Mitchell launched AgeWell dedicated to the needs of older persons living in communities. Also, it employs and trains independent older people to provide companionship and promote well-being and wellness among less able older people.
Sep 18, 2012 · The singer and the gynecologist tied the knot in a private ceremony on a boat on the Thames River. They met through his charity for reducing mother-to-child HIV transmission in Africa.
Mitchell Besser is a doctor who founded mothers2mothers, a program that trains and employs HIV-positive moms to support other moms in Africa. He shares his story and vision at TED, where he challenges the stigma and stereotypes around HIV/AIDS.
A Harvard-trained obstetrician and gynaecologist, Dr. Mitch Besser has dedicated his professional career to the public health needs of women. In 1999, Mitch joined the University of Cape Town to assist with the development of services for pregnant women living with HIV to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT).
Sep 23, 2010 · http://www.ted.com In sub-Saharan Africa, HIV infections are more prevalent and doctors scarcer than anywhere else in the world. With a lack of medical profe...
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Dr. Mitch Besser – Founder, m2m | m2m SA & m2m U.S. An obstetrician and gynaecologist, Mitch’s career has been dedicated to the public health needs of women. In 1999, he joined the University of Cape Town, assisting with the development of services for pregnant women living with HIV to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT).
mothers2mothers was founded by Mitchell Besser at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2001. [3]In January 2000 Besser moved to Cape Town, South Africa as a member of the University of Cape Town's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and as a consultant for the clinical roll-out of Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) services at Groote Schuur Hospital.
