AED-SATELLIFE

Mission

AED-SATELLIFE is a global leader in delivering life-saving medical and public health information to doctors, nurses, policymakers, and community health workers in the world’s poorest countries. Wherever AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis are commonplace, but critical tools such as medical journals and Internet access are unaffordable luxuries, AED-SATELLIFE provides access to up-to-date, reliable, and relevant health information, improving the healthcare of patients worldwide.

Programs

AED-SATELLIFE’s activities reach an estimated 130,000 healthcare workers in 159 countries by providing free electronic health publications with material selected to be relevant to healthcare providers in the developing world and by hosting expertly moderated discussion groups to foster global knowledge-sharing. We also build local capacity and establish sustainable networks of communication through our special health technology projects in Africa and Asia.

Current Projects on GlobalGiving

Help 150 South African Nurses Treat AIDS

Information Technology for Uganda Medical Students

Personnel Overview

Dr. Leela McCullough - Director of Information Services
Leela has designed and implemented a global information dissemination strategy using a wide range of information technology tools to facilitate information access for health workers where poor infrastructure, costly Internet access, and inadequate library facilities are major obstacles. She has expertise in the development of health content for handheld computers and in training health workers.

Berhane Gebru - Director of Projects
Berhane is responsible for the logistical, financial, and programmatic management of technology projects which support health programs in developing countries. He assists local partners in project planning, management, and evaluation. As Deputy Director of a community-based NGO in Ethiopia, he oversaw dozens of development projects related to health, agriculture, and the environment.

Holly Ladd - Director
Holly spearheaded the use of low-cost mobile computers linked to wireless telecommunications systems to create health information networks which reach even the most isolated rural communities. Formerly a practicing attorney, she was general counsel for the Boston Fair Housing Commission, director of the Boston AIDS Consortium, and consultant for the Harvard Center for Health and Human Rights.

Personnel Statistics

Holly Ladd,
Director
Founded in 1989
Employees: 6
Volunteers: 11