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Everyone deserves good healthcare and a chance to thrive.

But for billions of people around the world, that’s not reality. Too often, it’s because health professionals, emergency workers, and other local leaders don’t get the critical support they need to help them care for their communities.

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Closing the gap in healthcare

Learn how our partners in Zambia and Cote d’Ivoire are transforming health care delivery, provider practices and patient experiences through Project ECHO.

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Our Reach  

215 countries and areas
9,540 programs
9,971,000 echo session attendances
1,685 hubs
42 superhubs
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“The infusion of indigenous wisdom is bringing us all back into deep remembering. Remembering to listen to the land, to listen to our bodies, and to take care of each other. Our bodies and the land are not separate. Awakening and re-educating about ancestral ways is both powerful and simple.”

Wind Coral, Student Midwife | ECHO CHW Training Participant
The Birth House (Silver City, New Mexico)

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Project ECHO provided immediate access to a welcoming community with training on substance use disorder in pregnancy, trauma-sensitive communication, maternal diabetes, motivational interviewing and perinatal mental health.” 

Keya Nkonoki, Maternal Community Health Doula
Cibola Family Health Clinic (New Mexico)
Maternal Child Health ECHO Program Participant

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In El Salvador, Project ECHO has improved patient health and well-being by facilitating access to specialized medical care in rural communities. For [us], this model represents a significant contribution to democratizing knowledge.” 

Dra. Xochitl Sandoval
Insitituto Nacional de Salud (El Salvador)

 News & Stories

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>Emergency Preparedness and Response

New Network Launches to Strengthen Collaborative Disease Surveillance in 7 African Countries

The two-year initiative will support country-led efforts to detect and respond to outbreaks early while building more resilient health systems.

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>>Cancer

A Cervical Cancer Survivor’s Story: Saving Lives Through Early Screening and Community Support

WATCH: A powerful story from cervical cancer survivor in her own words. Learn why early detection can save more lives in Kenya and around the world.

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>Emergency Preparedness and Response

The ECHO Network in Africa Mitigates a Crisis

In September 2022, an Ebola outbreak across Uganda seemed certain. This particular strain of the highly infectious disease, a hemorrhagic virus that spreads through fluids—including blood and sweat—had a high fatality rate – nearly 50%.

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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.

900 Evidence-Based Impact

More than 900 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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