Project ECHO

As 2024 comes to a close, we celebrate our partners and the growing ECHO movement. Together, we are creating more equitable and healthy communities around the world. Learn more about partnering with us and joining the ECHO movement here ➡️: https://lnkd.in/gkzcqrP2 Explore highlights from our 2024 trainings and meetings below. 1) Partnership Launch Training in Panama with participants from El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Peru and Honduras 2) Partner Launch Training in collaboration with the Rwanda Biomedical Center — The Rwanda team launched a program called Tele-mentoring, Equity, Advocacy Collaborating for Health through Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (TEACH AMS). 3) Maternal Health Training for community health workers in New Mexico 4) Partnership Launch Training at the National CDC in Tbilisi, Georgia 5) HIV ECHO evaluation meeting in Freetown, Sierra Leone 6) Partnership Launch Training in New Mexico with Nigeria Federal Ministry of Health 7) Partnership Launch Training in New Mexico with U.S.-based partners 8) Meeting in Lomé, Togo for the Reaching Every At-Risk Community and Household with Malaria Services project (USAID PMI Reach Malaria) 9) ECHO Training with the Institut Pasteur Dakar in Senegal #healthequity #ruralmedicine #capacitybuilding #SDG17 #LMICs

👥 The Black Maternal Health ECHO Program is a growing community of multidisciplinary professionals working to end disparities in maternal health outcomes. The program is a partnership between the Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health and the Indiana Minority Health Coalition Health Coalition. 📖 Read more about the program’s impact in “How the Virtual ECHO Model Is Boosting Black Maternal Health,” an article published by Virtual Healthcare. 🔗 Register to join the community here ➡️: https://lnkd.in/gn3rikG4 #blackmaternalhealth #healthequity #birthjustice

We are honored to share that Dr. HENRY COHEN, director of ECHO Uruguay, received an award from the Organization of American States (OAS). 🌎 Dr. Cohen was recognized for his contributions to global science, technology, and innovation in the OAS region. Watch his acceptance speech here 📺: https://lnkd.in/d8qEJdvZ

📍 “Getting the right knowledge to the right place at the right time saves lives.” 🌍 As health emergencies and crises become more common around the world, health care providers will be tasked with preparing and responding to emergencies. ECHO partners in Sudan, Uganda, and Ukraine use virtual training and knowledge sharing to quickly respond to health emergencies, disseminate best practices, and manage trauma and mental health care. 💡 Learn how the ECHO Model supports emergency response and preparedness: 1) Read our partners’ stories in “It’s Time to Radically Rethink How We Prepare for and Respond to Global Health Emergencies,” an article published by Think Global Health ➡️: https://lnkd.in/enQqudgG 2) Sign up for a virtual learning series or review past trainings led by our partners and supported by the ECHO team. ⬇️🔗 ⭕ @WHO Information Network for Epidemics Virtual Learning Series: https://lnkd.in/gGhxdz-4 ⭕ OpenWHO Course | Mpox: Epidemiology, Preparedness and Response for African Outbreak Contexts: https://lnkd.in/gZhGuErN

⏺️ “For every two cancer diagnoses, you are saving one life.” ⏺️ AMPATH oncology, an ECHO partner in western Kenya, prevents curable childhood cancers from becoming life-threatening through early detection and diagnosis. Learn how our partners across Africa use the ECHO Model to diagnose cancers early in Resolve Global Health’s “The Virtual Platform Facilitating Childhood Cancer Care” ➡️: https://lnkd.in/gNMAc-i7 #earlydetection

📅 Community learning opportunities! 📅 Strengthen your organization’s capacity and response to #mpox and health emergencies by joining a Zoom-based learning session led by our partners and supported by the ECHO team. A roundup of upcoming sessions is listed below. 📢 Stay tuned for more learning opportunities!   ---- 📅 November 28, 2024 13:00 – 14:00 CET Topic - One Health Intelligence: Global Collaboration for Emerging Health Threat Detection The World Health Organization EPI-WIN Learning Series is a virtual global health community. This week’s session will introduce the Global Early Warning and Prevention System (GLEWS), a tool for detecting, verifying, and disseminating public health risks. Participants will learn how three organizations collaborate and utilize the GLEWS to identify and monitor emerging health emergencies.   Speakers: - Dr. Abdi Mahamud, Director, Alert & Response Coordination Department, World Health Organization (WHO) - Dr. Montserrat Arroyo, Deputy Director General of the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) - Dr. Dubravka-Dunja Selenic, Team Lead, Public Health Intelligence, WHO - Dr. Ismaila Seck, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) - Dr. Itlala Gizo, World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) To learn more and register, visit: https://lnkd.in/gkQvZVMg ---- 📅 November 28, 2024 12:00 – 13:00 SAST Topic - Mpox Response in Action: Case Studies from the Field This learning session is led by the Southern Africa Regional ECHO program. Participants will practice case-based learning and discuss mpox field experiences, response strategies, treatment challenges, and best practices. The Southern Africa Regional ECHO program aims to expand the ECHO movement by strengthening links between Ministries of Health and SARE Institute countries -- Zambia, Mozambique, Botswana, Malawi, Eswatini, and Lesotho.   Portuguese interpretation is available.   To learn more and register, visit: https://lnkd.in/gm_cAwux

📍 New Mexico in Focus highlights ECHO’s impact on diabetes care in rural communities. 📍 Learn how virtual mentorship helps rural health care providers treat diabetes and improve community health outcomes in a conversation with Jeff Proctor, executive producer of New Mexico in Focus; Dr. Matthew Bouchonville, associate director of Project ECHO; and Dr. Tamara Singleton, ECHO-trained family physician. Watch here▶️: https://lnkd.in/gvKcRGBw

Did you know bacteria and viruses can stop responding to antibiotics? This is a process called antimicrobial resistance (AMR). On #AMRawarenessweek, learn how our partners use the ECHO Model to prevent and treat antimicrobial resistance in "ECHO Supports Infection Control Network in Africa" ➡️: https://lnkd.in/g2xK4aYt

⏺️ Early cancer detection is prevention. ⏺️ By increasing community access to early cancer care, ECHO partners in western Kenya are preventing curable childhood cancers from becoming life-threatening. Read our partnership and prevention story in Resolve Global Health’s “The Virtual Platform Facilitating Childhood Cancer Care” ➡️ : https://lnkd.in/gNMAc-i7 #earlydetection

Nearly 30% of cancers are curable if detected early, yet low- and middle-income countries have limited access to early cancer care. ECHO partners across Africa are closing this care gap by training health care providers in early cancer detection and treatment. ”The Virtual Platform Facilitating Childhood Cancer Care” shares the story of ECHO partners in western Kenya developing an early cancer care community of practice and improving childhood cancer outcomes. Read the Resolve Global Health article here ➡️: https://lnkd.in/gNMAc-i7 #earlydetection