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Read how Project ECHO is impacting communities worldwide
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Vietnam: Advancing Women’s Careers through the ECHO Model
ECHO leaders are creating more opportunities for women in health care leadership and access to training.
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Emergency Preparedness and Response
WHO Collaborating Center for Digital Learning in Health Emergencies
The World Health Organization and Project ECHO partnership is a transformative catalyst for equity.
Emergency Preparedness and Response
Preparing a National Emergency Response
Project ECHO continues its partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response.
Health Care
ECHO Supports Infection Control Network in Africa
Project ECHO’s partnership with ICAN strengthens infection control across Africa, empowering health care providers to save lives.
Maternal and Child Health
‘Every Infant Matters’ for this Mother-Daughter Nonprofit Team
With the ECHO Model’s support, Dr. Shelly Batra and Dr. Radhika Batra reach more mothers around India with high-quality health care.
HIV/AIDS
Transforming HIV Care in Native Communities
Indian Health Service providers leverage the ECHO Model, improving HIV treatment options in the Southwest.
Emergency Preparedness and Response
Project ECHO on the Frontlines with the Sudanese American Medical Association
Sudanese medical providers quickly learn critical war-time skills to save lives
Autism
Paving the Way: Dr. Kristin Sohl, a Pioneer for ECHO Autism
Recipient of the 2023 MetaECHO David Meyers Service Award, Dr. Kristin Sohl reflects on a decade of work building ECHO Autism.
Education
Educators Boost Literacy Knowledge through ECHO Education Program
WATCH: See how Project ECHO is applying the groundbreaking ECHO Model to New Mexico’s literacy crisis.
Health Care
Case Report: Nurses in India, a Lever for Change
Nurses can make a significant impact in reducing the health care burden in rural and high-need areas. The ECHO Model provides much-needed opportunities for specialization to these critical care workers.
Maternal and Child Health
Building Bridges: New Co-Director of New Mexico Perinatal Health ECHO Program
“I joined the ECHO team because I wanted to break down barriers and provide insight on how things work – in all kinds of perinatal care. Transformation on this is possible.”
Health Care
The Capstone to a Career: Dr. Jeanne Ryer, ECHO Visionary
Dr. Jeanne Ryer, founder of the ECHO Hub at the University of New Hampshire, shares how the ECHO Model helps create lifechanging solutions, including for loneliness and provider burnout.
Tuberculosis
Reaching Further, Faster with Critical Tuberculosis Treatment in India
Treating tuberculosis in any country presents challenges: the highly infectious disease takes on many forms — pulmonary, renal, even ocular — that make it difficult to diagnose, especially in children. Any interruption to the months-long treatment course often results in a drug-resistant strain and ongoing disease transmission, complicating efforts to eradicate the disease.
Hepatitis C
Documentary: How the ECHO Model Increases Physician Capacity in Pakistan
The ECHO Model transforms stressed health systems in Pakistan, which has the world’s highest hepatitis C prevalence.
Health Care
Report: Identifying and Filling Health Care Gaps in the Global South
This report represents the hard work and creativity of ECHO partners around the globe and offers scalable and affordable solutions to strengthen health systems worldwide – all while improving lives and health outcomes in key areas of pain and priority for governments.
Hepatitis C
It Started with Hepatitis C: 20 Years of the ECHO Ripple Effect
In this Q&A, Project ECHO speaks with the three medical providers who started it all: Sanjeev Arora, MD; Karla Thornton, MD, MPH; and Paulina Deming, PharmD, RPh, PhC.
Tuberculosis
Before It’s Too Late: Tuberculosis Treatment Access for Women and Children
Women and children experience almost 45% of the tuberculosis cases in India, but they are the least likely to receive comprehensive treatment that can cure the disease. In partnership with India’s Ministry of Health, ECHO India* intends to create equitable care for all.
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%.
Hepatitis C
JAMA Finds Project ECHO Reduces Barriers to Hepatitis C Treatment
New research has found that Project ECHO increases a patient’s chances of receiving the gold standard treatment for chronic hepatitis C virus infection.