About Us

WHO WE ARE: The International Health Organization, (IHO) is a Boston based non-profit charitable organization dedicated to improving the health and well being of under-served people in developing countries, primarily the Indian Sub-continent, Asia, Africa, as well as disenfranchised communities in the United States. From its global head-quarters in Boston, Massachusetts (USA) and regional offices in India, IHO has implemented public health programs globally and in US for more than 25 years through its own cost-effective, self-help model. IHO was incorporated in 1992 in Boston, Massachusetts as a non-profit, tax-exempt organization by a group of international health experts from Harvard University 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 approach to improved health: Since 1992, IHO has advocated, developed and implemented health programs that are closely integrated with rural community development programs. IHO believes ...

Mother and Child Health

Mother and Child Health: The well being of any community especially in developing countries is a function of the health and well being of the mother-and-child. Therefore, from its beginning, IHO has focused upon the improvement of health of mother-and-child. through vaccinations for children and mot...

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 developing countries. IHO’s first project was in Bihar, the poorest st...

Prevention of Communicable Diseases

HIV/AIDS: During the decade of 90s, HIV/AIDS was exploding in US, Africa and Asia including in India. India was seen as one of the major centers of HIV/AIDS epidemic. IHO in collaboration with Harvard Medical School, World Bank, and 25 other global health organizations, took upon this as a challenge...

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...