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The End in Sight: Concluding the HIV Epidemic with Project ECHO
"We have all the tools we need to end the HIV epidemic. We just need to implement them. Project ECHO is critical for equipping the workforce with the knowledge, and community support, to make that happen," says Dr. Jorge Mera.
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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.
HIV/AIDS
Young People in Africa Lead the Fight against HIV through Peer Mentorship
“We use ECHO’s case management process to review cases together and solve difficult problems,” says Peggy Kuchocha.
COVID-19
Sudan Tackles UN Sustainable Development Goals with Project ECHO
After Dr. Nada Fadul used Project ECHO to help her native country of Sudan face down the COVID-19 pandemic, she knew that ECHO’s virtual telementoring model worked.
Maternal and Child Health
Ethiopian Hospitals Improve Care for Mothers and Babies with ECHO
When the Ethiopian Pediatrics Society, together with the American Academy of Pediatrics, decided to address the child mortality problem, they turned to Project ECHO.
Health Care
Improving Access to Timely Care in New Mexico
“We have a huge problem with distance and delays in care,” says Daniel Mays, MD, primary care physician at GIMC. “Some people don’t get access to the health care they need just because of where they live.”
HIV/AIDS
Research Update: ECHO’s Role in Ending the HIV Epidemic
Patients whose providers attend ECHO sessions have greater viral load suppression rates, which is key to positive health outcomes. Patient access to knowledgeable practitioners is key to maintaining strong viral load suppression.
Health Care
Op-Ed: Establishing a New Norm for Health Care and Medical Education in Kenya
When COVID-19 hit early in 2020, many of us in Kenya were ready to respond to the new, virtual world we were entering.
Hepatitis C
Looking Forward: Dr. Arora on World Hepatitis Day
Nearly two decades ago, Sanjeev Arora, MD, started Project ECHO with a simple mission: he wanted New Mexicans, who lived in rural areas, to have access to the best-possible treatment for hepatitis C. And it worked.
COVID-19
Straight Shots: Bringing the COVID-19 Vaccine to Sudan’s People
“When I asked her if she was willing to be vaccinated, she got angry. That’s when I realized we needed to figure out how to bring the vaccines to the people if we were going to be successful.”
Mental Health
Building Support for Children in Foster Care
Being removed from their home and placed in foster care is a difficult and stressful experience for any child. Health care providers often don’t have the tools to connect this vulnerable population with the additional support they need.