The Masai Centre is currently serving 222 patients from the Wellington-Dufferin Counties, Waterloo Region and Grey-Bruce Counties and once again, it has been a busy year. We continue to embrace the growth and development of our many community partnerships and without our relationship with these organizations we would not be where we are today. We wish to extend our sincere thanks to the following organizations that we are so blessed to be affiliated with:

ACG Staff and Volunteers
ACCKWA Staff and Volunteers
Prime Care Pharmacy
Public Health Grey Bruce
Sanguen Clinic
Waterloo Public Health
Wellington-Dufferin Public Health

Dr. Zajdlik had the privilege of attending the 2009 HIV Medicine “An Intensive Course” at Harvard School of Medicine in Boston and Masai Centre staff and physicians had the opportunity to attend the Clinical Care Options conference this year in Miami Beach, Florida. Both conferences once again proved to be a valuable opportunity for further education and allowed our team the invaluable experience to network with others, share thoughts and ideas, and work together in the battle against HIV/AIDS.

The opportunity to participate in the Fertility Needs and Desires Study and the HAART study was very exciting for both our patients and the clinic. Both studies have now been completed and we hope to embark on new studies in the near future.

We continue to have the privilege of providing services to our patients, their partners and family members and strive to provide a holistic model of care, offering effective and compassionate care and treatment for those living with HIV/AIDS. A true sense of camaraderie exists among our Masai team members which has allowed us to develop a warm and compassionate environment in which to serve our patients. We continue to push forward with our dreams for the future and with the continued passion of our team we without doubt, will reach our goals. Many thanks to our team:

Dr. Anne-Marie Zajdlik
Dr. Keith Hankinson
Dr. Chris Steingart
Dr. Graham Smith
Sharon Fair, Clinic Nurse
Martine McQuade, Administrative Assistant

Thank you for your continued passion!

Carol Meyer, Clinic Coordinator
The Masai Centre for Local, Regional and Global Health