ASHA-PAHO/WHO: Ecuador Project

Specific Objective: In Ecuador, ASHA provides technical assistance to the Ministry of Public Health to educate service providers on communication disorders.

Stakeholders meeting in PAHO/Ecuador's offices

Country Updates

• Presented at ASHA's 2021 Convention: Advocacy and Capacity Building for Global Equity: The ASHA-PAHO Collaboration in Ecuador [PDF]
• Ad hoc committee ended on October 31, 2021.
• Work plan for two years has been completed and goals were achieved.
• Second round of train-the-trainer workshops on five different topics were conducted virtually in 2021.
• First round of train-the-trainer workshops on five different topics were conducted virtually in 2020.
• Ad hoc committee has been formed.
  • Brenda Gorman, Chair
  • Amanda Blackwell
  • Lisa Domby
  • Jose Centeno
  • Laura Froeschke
  • Eliane Schochat, IIB member and liaison
  • Lily Waterston, ex officio
• A needs assessment trip to Quito, Ecuador was conducted in September 2019. A work plan was drafted jointly with local stakeholders.

Other Projects

• Belize
• El Salvador
• Guyana
• Honduras
• Paraguay

For more information, contact Lily Waterston, ASHA Director, International Programs at international@asha.org.