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Around the world, people lack access to life-saving knowledge and expertise.

With Project ECHO, we know a world where life-saving best practices are available to every person, no matter their circumstance, is possible. Project ECHO’s revolutionary model provides training and mentorship to transform and sustain strong health systems where every person has fast access to the highest quality health care.

Twenty-year-old Arthur Vinicius of Brazil, lift his arm to show his continuous glucose monitoring device.
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Text reads: ECHO Uruguay: Nine Year in Nine Minutes Dr Henry Cohen, professor and chairman of gastroenterology, University of Uruguay

Nine Years in Nine Minutes

Dr. Henry Cohen, director of Project ECHO Uruguay, presents on the growth of ECHO in Latin America during the MetaECHO 2023 conference.

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Our Reach  

214 countries and areas
8,776 programs
8,739,000 echo session attendances
1,627 hubs
42 superhubs
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The most important difference with ECHO is that it is based on real cases. Providers return to their clinics with solutions they can apply right away.”  

Dr. Zaida Arteta
Co-lead, Uruguay’s HIV ECHO Program
Infectious disease specialist and professor
(Montevideo, Uruguay)

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Too many people living with HIV are seen multiple times by the health system without being diagnosed or treated effectively.”

Dr. Omar Sued
HIV advisor with the Pan American Health Organization for Latin America and the Caribbean
(Washington D.C., United States)

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Before joining ECHO, our laboratory’s contamination rate was 9% – three times the accepted standard. Today, we’re down to 2%, thanks to the training and ongoing support we received to build better systems.”  

Dr. Héctor Ortega
Antimicrobial stewardship lead Hospital General Riobamba IESS
(Riobamba, Ecuador)

 News & Stories

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Health Care

Taking Action: Hospitals Combat Antimicrobial Resistance in Latin America 

Project ECHO is working to promote safer, more sustainable antibiotics use in Latin America with TEACH PROA.

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HIV/AIDS

Closing the Gap with Project ECHO: HIV Care in Latin America

Through Project ECHO, health care providers from Uruguay to Brazil are improving access to early diagnosis and advanced care for complex cases.

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El paciente Arthur Vinícius muestra el monitor de glucosa adherido a su parte superior del brazo, utilizado para ayudar a controlar sus niveles de azúcar en la sangre. A young male diabetes patient in Brazil shows a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) on his arm. Read story

Diabetes

Fighting Diabetes in Rural Brazil: Empowering Health Workers to Deliver Life-Saving Care

In rural Brazil, access to diabetes care is limited. Through virtual training and mentorship, the Federal University of Sergipe’s diabetes program is changing the way diabetes is treated—reaching more communities and improving lives.

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ECHO Around the World

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  • 100+ Active Programs
  • 10-99 Active Programs
  • 1-9 Active Programs

*Active within the past 12 months

Our Impact

The ECHO Model has been used around the world to support mentorship and training in health care, education, climate change and other social determinants of health.

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New Mexico

In Focus: The State’s Most Vulnerable Populations

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United States

Always At The Ready

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Africa

Meeting the Most Critical Community Needs

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India

Bridging Sectors and States

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Asia-Pacific

Significant Markers of Success

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Latin America

Furthering Our Impact

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 Our Model

It’s a ripple effect. When one participant in ECHO shares their expertise with their peers, each of them can go on to improve the lives of hundreds of people in their communities.

The ECHO Model

Amplification: use technology to leverage scarce resources; Best Practices: Share best practices to reduce disparities; Case-Based Learning: Apply case-based learning to master complexity; Data: Evaluate and monitor outcomes.

800 Evidence-Based Impact

More than 800 peer-reviewed research papers have demonstrated the effectiveness of Project ECHO.

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iECHO Platform

iECHO is our proprietary software platform. It supports our trusted human network of mentors and participants around the world.

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