About Us

WHO WE ARE: The International Health Organization, (IHO) is a Boston based non-profit organization dedicated to improving the health and well being of under-served people in developing countries, primarily the Indian Sub-continent, as well as disenfranchised communities in the United States. From its base in Boston, Massachusetts (USA) and offices in India, IHO has implemented public health programs in Indian subcontinent and US. Over the past 25 years, IHO has developed a cost-effective, self-help model for improving the health of some of the poorest communities of South Asia in particular and developing countries in general. IHO was incorporated in 1992 in Boston, Massachusetts as a non-profit, tax-exempt organization by a group of international health experts who had either worked in South Asia or were expatriate South Asian public health professionals working in the United States. IHO’s experts are drawn from a multidisciplinary pool of professionals in international health, public health, clinical medicine, laboratory sciences, health education, and health policy and health program development and analysis. IHO mission: "Healthy Communities in a Healthy Environment!" IHO’s PHILOSOPHY: An integrated, holistic ...

Community Health

Community Health: The poorer areas of India tend to have even poorer health for women and children. Due to poverty, stigma and the lower standing of women in traditional society, Maternal and Child health (MCH) tends to fall by the wayside. However, IHO has made sure to involve itself with full forc...

Environmental Health

Environmental Health including Water and Sanitation: IHO initially focused on the prevention and control of water-borne diseases since they are the single most important causes of mortality and morbidity in rural communities in India. IHO’s first project was in Bihar, the poorest state of India. ...

HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS: India is often seen as the next epicenter for a large HIV/AIDS outbreak. A large amount of social stigma still remains, preventing the populous and educated health workers from knowing about the disease and dealing with it effectively. To tackle this major problem and this lack of underst...

Empowerment of Women

Empowerment of Women: This component of our health programs allows us to integrate our health programs with other programs aimed at women in order to draw and sustain their interest. It integrates womens’ health education and training programs with vocational training programs. IHO felt the necess...

Cancer Prevention

Cancer is a dreaded disease. It is now fast becoming one of the major causes of death worldwide. However, there is a silver living – many of the cancers are PREVENTABLE through preventive measures! IHO has been providing education and screening services for prevention of several cancers espec...