Impact in India

NEW DELHI, INDIA

EXTEND A HELPING HAND, TOGETHER

Professor Uravshi B. Singh, MD, Ph.D., FAMS, is the Deputy Director General of the Central Tuberculosis Division of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for the Government of India. A leading authority on tuberculosis, Dr. Singh has pioneered contributions in rapid detection of multidrug resistant TB and therapeutic drug monitoring; her novel regimens have shaped policy and practice at a national level.

From Stigma to Support: Flipping the Script on Mental Health in India

In rural India, mental health conditions were often misunderstood or hidden due to stigma and limited access to care.

Today, ECHO partners are transforming how care is delivered. Using the ECHO Model, local providers are learning to diagnose and treat anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, and other conditions with skill and compassion. What began as a small effort has grown into a national movement, training more than 73,000 professionals.

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A Silent Health Crisis: Hypertension in India’s Rural Communities

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is known as a silent killer – left untreated, it can cause heart attacks, kidney failure or strokes. With limited access to specialists for people living in rural communities, early diagnosis is rare. Project ECHO is closing that gap, training thousands of frontline community health workers to screen and manage patients with confidence.

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Close up shot of a gloved hand holding a syphilis test.

People in a detention center holding course completion certificates

Bringing Cancer Care Closer to Home in Rural India

In India’s remote mountain villages, accessing cancer care often requires hours of travel to distant hospitals — an expense many patients cannot afford. Through Project ECHO, frontline health workers are gaining skills to recognize symptoms early, provide supportive care and guide patients through treatment close to home. In Uttarakhand, this training is transforming fear into trust, and delays into action. Learn how ECHO India is bringing compassionate cancer care to the communities that need it most.

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India: National Health Priorities

Scale

providers across 35 states and territories

Action

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ECHO has played a transformative role in strengthening health care at the community level, including increasing awareness and proactive management of hypertension, diabetes, maternal health, and women’s health. Through focused sessions on critical health concerns, we have built provider capacity across the city. By equipping frontline health care providers with the latest clinical knowledge, ECHO has enhanced our ability to deliver timely, effective care and ultimately improve patient outcomes in our communities.”

— Dr. T.K. Mukherjee,

Special Advisor, Kolkata Municipal Corporation

From the Field

In India, ECHO partners are developing quality health care across communities. Through ECHO, rural health care providers connect with urban specialists, learn best practices, and improve how they deliver care.

Community health workers, or “ASHAs,” are expanding access to mental health care across India. Through ECHO, they learn how to detect mental health needs and make life-enhancing referrals to specialists.