Scholar Jay Bhatt was recently honored as one of the Harvard Kennedy School’s 2021 Alumni Award winners. Read more here: https://www.hks.harvard.edu/alumni/connect/community-stories/2021-alumni-awards?utm_source=alumni-awards-announcement&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alumni-awards-2021#Bhatt
May 25, 2021
In the News: Harvard Kennedy School announces 2021 Alumni Award winners
Jay Bhatt ('16).
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Jay Bhatt
Class of 2016
Health Care
Of the approximately 40 million people living with HIV, almost 25 million dwell in Africa. Even with these high numbers, life-saving HIV treatments remain scarce across a majority of the continent. To improve the nation’s efforts, Jay Bhatt trains, supports, and empowers community-based lay health workers, especially those currently suffering from the illness. During his time in the program, Jay has continued to provide assistance to health workers by ensuring all are paid sufficient wages, continuing to educate and train on new protocols, and adequately staffing aid clinics to better treat referrals specifically from the front-line lay health providers.