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Basic Health International is a non-governmental organization (NGO) that collaborates with in-country partners to enhance the quality of women’s health care in Latin America, with goals to:

  • Conduct region-specific research with a women health focus.
  • Provide patient care through clinical delegations and community medical consults.
  • Collaborate at a national and community level as technical advisors to help develop sustainable health care practices and policies.
  • Train in-country generalist physicians and other healthcare professionals to provide gynecological care in rural areas.


PROCESS EVALUATION OF MOH EXTENSION COVERAGE OUTREACH TEAMS.
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HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE COURSE.
Dr. Miriam Cremer and Dr. Elizabeth Conslick, a professor of epidemiology at Hampshire College, co-taught an undergraduate course entitled, “Women’s Health Issues in Developing Countries.” The course consisted of three days of lectures (January 5-7) in Amherst, Massachusetts, followed by nine days in El Salvador. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE.

REBECCA PODOLSKY WINS  THE 2009 DR. SAUL J. FARBER AWARD.
Rebecca is the winner of the 2009 Dr. Saul J. Farber Award. She will present her paper, "HPV Vaccine Acceptability in Latino Parents: Comparing a U.S. and a Salvadoran Population." CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE.

SUCHITOTO DELEGATION 2008.
Basic Health screened over 500 women and trained 7 health care providers. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE.

BHI's FIRST ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CERVICAL CANCER SYMPOSIUM.
BHI hosted the First Annual Cervical Cancer Prevention Symposium for the Central American Region, which included academic talks and panel discussions from internationally renowned gynecologists, pathologists and public health professionals. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE.