International Center for Equal Healthcare Access

Mission

ICEHA is a non-profit organization that engages health professionals to rapidly transfer their expertise on HIV and infectious diseases to colleagues in developing countries, using a clinical mentoring model. Instead of providing patient care directly, ICEHA volunteer clinical mentors equip local caregivers with the skills needed to take care of their own patients. As a result, thousands of patients receive HIV care when none existed before, care delivered by their own healthcare providers.

Programs

ICEHA clinical mentors have completed over 6,000 days of clinical mentoring and trained over 1000 local health workers in 14 countries worldwide. In each country, ICEHA’s endeavors have lead directly to significant increases in the number of patients in HIV care as well as to a significant improvement in overall care provided. Within 4-5 months of clinical mentoring, a clinic typically increases its patient flow from 0 to 1,200 patients, with care being provided by local healthcare workers.

Current Projects on GlobalGiving

One Trained Doctor Saves 250 AIDS Patients

Personnel Overview

Marie Charles, MD, MIA - President ICEHA
Prior to founding ICEHA Dr Charles lived for many years in Asia. Dr Charles has seven years of experience in HIV/AIDS in developing countries, implementing sustainable healthcare development programs. ICEHA is the second successful not-for-profit she has founded. Dr. Charles received her MD from Catholic University Leuven, Belgium and her Masters in International Affairs from Columbia Univ. NYC

Katie Graves-Abe, MIA - Program mgr Volunteer Network
Ms.Graves-Abe became involved with ICEHA as an operational volunteer while pursuing a Masters in International Affairs at Columbia University. Prior to joining ICEHA as an employee years later, she worked as a Policy Analyst at The Alliance for the Betterment of Citizens with Disabilities. As the daughter of a Foreign Service Officer, she experienced development issues first hand.

Personnel Statistics

Marie Charles, MD, MIA,
Chair and CEO
Founded in 2001
Employees: 5
Volunteers: 800

Financial Statistics

Budget (2007): $ 2,850,000
Budget (2006): $ 1,114,000
Maximum Budget: $ 750,000
Overhead: 13 %
Other funding sources: A large variety of repeat donors. Donor community consists of Private donors, foundations, corporate donors
Religious Affiliation: None