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Before the Crisis: Preparing for Public Health Emergencies
A Note from the Authors: Between the two of us, we bring decades of physician experience to the table. We have worked on emergency preparedness and response in the United States and all over the world. Preparedness is both a technical challenge—and a social one. Here’s where we see the biggest risks and opportunities:
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>Health Care
Alta demanda por programas de saúde da mulher na América Latina
Em 2024, nossos parceiros na América Latina se concentraram em melhorar a saúde das mulheres.
Maternal and Child Health
High Demand for Latin American Women’s Health Programs
In 2024, our Latin American partners focused on improving women’s health.
>Health Care
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.
>>Substance Use Disorder
‘Lived Experience’ Integral to Success of New Mexico Opioid ECHO Program
Matthew Pettit, certified peer support worker, shares why New Mexico’s opioid ECHO programs are successful.
>Emergency Preparedness and Response
Mpox Emergency: Project ECHO’s Network Responds
Project ECHO’s partners across Africa are taking action to train and mentor the health care workforce.
>>Autism
ECHO Autism: ‘Nothing For Us or About Us, Without Us’
Self-advocates add their voices to ECHO Autism programs
>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
Project ECHO is applying the groundbreaking ECHO Model, which shares expert knowledge through telementoring and community-building, to New Mexico’s literacy crisis through a new program for structured literacy.
>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.