Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Women
Women/gender Equality
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Indigenous women
Policy advice
Research
Women and health
Women and poverty
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| Geographic scope: |
International
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| Country of activity: |
Guatemala
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Honduras
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Peru
Haiti
Antigua and Barbuda
China
Belize
Mexico
El Salvador
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Improve maternal health
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
2007 |
| Organizational structure: |
BHI has a main office in Pittsburgh, PA (registered in 2014) and an in-country office in El Salvador (registered in 2010). Each office is staffed by at least two personnel in addition to a growing cadre of doctors, nurses and health promoters trained by BHI. BHI has a Board of Directors and follows all operational procedures for 501(c)3 organizations in the U.S. Dr. Miriam Cremer is the President and Founder of Basic Health International. In 1997, while still a medical student, Dr. Cremer completed a clinical rotation in rural El Salvador where she noticed the high prevalence of cervical cancer among rural women. According to the WHO, a woman dies of cervical cancer worldwide every two minutes and cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among women in the developing world. This prompted Dr. Cremer to develop outreach health campaigns over the following years, and to establish Basic Health International. Dr. Cremer serves as the chief medical adviser to the team and oversees all aspects of patient care. In addition to her dedication to Basic Health, Dr. Cremer is also a physician at Cleveland Clinic. She is a board certified obstetrician and gynecologist who completed her fellowship in family planning at the University of Southern California in 2005. She has received multiple grants and awards for public health projects both nationally and internationally. Her specific research interests include cervical cancer screening, adolescent comprehension of emergency contraception and improving contraceptive services worldwide. Dr. Cremer received her Bachelor of Arts from Hampshire College, her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, and her Master of Public Health from John Hopkins University. In addition, she holds clinical commitments at Cleveland Clinic, where she teaches in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. |
| Number and type of members: |
BHI is not a membership organization. It is a 501(c)3 organization with eight staff members. BHI works closely with the El Salvadoran Ministry of Health to train healthcare providers in BHI's innovative screen-and-treat method for cervical pre-cancer. BHI trainees have increased VIA screening rates in El Salvador by over 300% each year since 2007. International partners request BHI’s expertise and training throughout the Caribbean and Latin America. Partners include: Mount Sinai School of Medicine Beth Israel, U.S. National Cancer Institute, PATH, El Salvador Ministry of Health El Salvador, National Cancer Institute, International Planned Parenthood Federation(Bolivia) Partners in Health (Dominican Republic, Guatemala, and Haiti), Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplasicas (Peru). |
| Funding structure: |
Donations and grants from domestic sources
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