[Profile] Bridging the gap in Ecuador's health system

Kimirina, a reproductive health non-governmental organisation (NGO), has been working on HIV prevention and treatment in Ecuador since its foundation in 1999, operating as the South American country has been roiled by political and security crises. Kimirina takes its name from a word meaning “to walk or work together” in the Indigenous Quechua language spoken by around 2·5 million people in Ecuador. It provides HIV testing and counselling, carries out advocacy and research programmes, and works with the country's diverse communities to tackle stigma and discrimination.