Project ECHO Highlights Health Care Needs and Solutions for Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Throughout 2022, Project ECHO researchers worked with ECHO partners, ministries of health, and other key constituents in 35 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia and India to learn more about their health care priorities and workforce capacity gaps. With this knowledge as a starting point, ECHO partnered with local health care experts to find solutions to those gaps that could be implemented quickly, effectively, and at low cost. These workforce capacity building solutions apply the ECHO Model to some of the developing world’s most intractable problems, including under-five mortality, infection prevention and control, and mental health, and can be easily replicated in any geography. 

Zvandiri Uses the ECHO Model to Scale Up, Train and Mentor Young Peer Supporters Across the Continent

The fight against HIV in Africa has long been fought by medical professionals, but with the help of Project ECHO, the battleground to educate about HIV and create support for those living with the condition is now with the people.

Climate Change ECHO Provides Critical Support to Health Care Professionals

The June issue of The Lancet Planetary Health explores how the Climate Change and Human Health ECHO gives health care and public health professionals invaluable tools to both recognize and address climate-related health issues through weekly mentoring, discussion and community.

Message from Dr. Arora

Dear ECHO Community, 

The last few months have been very busy for Project ECHO. At the ECHO Institute, we are preparing to host Project ECHO’s amazing, human-powered network at the MetaECHO conference, September 18-21. I hope you share my excitement about the inspiring keynote speakers, panels, and talks, and for the opportunity to celebrate the success and growth of the ECHO movement with the people who are making it happen.

With compelling speakers like Sheryl WuDunn, Pulitzer Prize-winning co-author of Half the Sky, U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Rachel Levine and many more, I can't think of a better way to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Project ECHO. MetaECHO 2023 is open to all. If you haven’t already registered, please be sure to register and join us in person. 

To support our partners and ECHO’s rapid growth, we are accelerating the rollout of iECHO around the globe. ECHO’s digital platform, which is now available in 19 languages, continues to evolve--with added features and functionality designed to make it even more accessible and to provide the data and tools partners need to run the most impactful ECHO sessions possible. Stay tuned for email updates from our team as the rollout progresses. 

All of you are doing tremendous work to improve the lives of people around the world but I believe we are just getting started. Not only do we have opportunities to expand the use of ECHO in health care, but the ECHO Model can be adapted to address the social determinants of health and other critical areas of need. Already, ECHO is being used to support childhood education and climate change. ECHO is becoming an important tool for organizations working to achieve United Nations Sustainability Goals – catalyzing their efforts with speed, low cost and at scale.  

I hope to see many of you at MetaECHO in September and to share much more about what the ECHO movement has achieved—with your commitment—and the opportunities we have to make an even bigger difference. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy time with family and friends this summer.

Sincerely, 

Dr. Sanjeev Arora, Founder and Director of Project ECHO