Circle of Health International (COHI) is a global nonprofit that ensures access to reproductive healthcare in times of crisis. Over the past 18 years, COHI has served over 1 million women and children in 9 countries. COHI provides volunteer medical personnel and trains local healthcare workers to assist with safe deliveries. They have implemented various maternal and newborn health programs around the world, including in Tibet, West Bank, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Sudan, Haiti, Afghanistan, and Jordan.
2. Circle of Health International (COHI) is a global nonprofit organization that
works with women and their communities in times of crisis and disaster to
ensure access to quality reproductive, maternal, and newborn care.
5. Conceived and formed in 2004, COHI has served more
than one million women and children in nine countries.
COHI provides volunteer medical personnel to ensure safe deliveries for women
in around the world. Photo by ______
6. TIBET: Within Reach
Within Reach: Safe Deliveries for
Rural Tibetan Women
Trained 50 village doctors and midwives in emergency
obstetric care in Nagchu province (7 hours north of
Lhasa, at 19000 feet) in midwifery. Hired a local public
health trainer (staff of TPAF) who organized the
trainings.
Created a safe motherhood curriculum that was adopted
and implemented by the Chinese government
Thankas made by local artists used as culturally
appropriate and relevant educational materials (hygiene,
nutrition, washing hands, hemorrhage)
Worked with Tibetan poverty alleviation fund (TPAF),
one of the few organizations in tibet staffed by locals
7. WEST BANK: Midwives
for Peace
Mythloon birth center in West Bank
Waterbirth training
Ina May Gaskin
Red Crescent Hospital
Sustainability - has led to other projects and
accomplishments
Skin-to-skin project: created materials in Hebrew
and Arabic, gone to an event in Poland and
spoke because they are Israelis and Palestinians
working together
Google skin-to-skin project for videos
These midwives are working on how to collaborate more effectively in Israel and the West Bank. Photo by _____
8. Post Tsunami Sri Lanka: Loving
What's Left
Loving What's Left
We did the one and only reproductive
health needs assessment in the
emergency phase
Raised $80,000 that was in the field and
accessible to our local partners within a
week; gave cash grants to our local
partner organizations - Home for
Human Rights
Brought a team of 8 volunteer clinicians
and public health professionals for 10
days who worked in the camps
delivering babies, doing prenatals,
postpartums
Trained over 500 red cross volunteers
in trauma self-care
9. Tanzania: Teens out of
trouble
Partnered with FLEMAFA, teen pregnancy one
Tanzania, 2006-2007 (look up province name)
hour outside of Daar
did a needs assessment
organized, hosted and funded 2 conferences
showcasing local organizers (midwives, local
govt officials, nurses working in local clinics) and
local work; these people developed a strategic
plan for how to reduce teen pregnancy; PTSD
and childbirth and neonatal resuscitation training
at the conferences
developed and implemented a young mens only
training about their role in stopping violence
against women
gave $25,000 to build a birth center (dont know
if it was built)
sent a group of medical students, a couple
groups of public health students, a group of
clinicians
These midwives are working on how to collaborate more effectively in Israel and the West Bank. Photo by _____
11. Building Up Midwives
Post-Earthquake Haiti, 2010-2011
Local partners: Midwives for Haiti, Haitian Christian Mission (HCM), UNFPA (not sure of relationship)
Trained midwives with HCM who staffed the birth and still work there
Fonds Parisien, built a birth center, stocked it
Stocked a pharmacy
solar suitcases
Three half-day training sessions with 15 male clinic staff on GBV and reproductive health to equip
these men as advocates prepared to discuss these issues openly with other men in the community
12. Afghanistan: Delivering Innovation
Afghanistan, 2011-2012
Afghan Midwives
Association is our partner
Pilot a birth center in Kabul
we are raising $25,000 to
give for this project
Telemedicine program
stemming out of the prenatal
clinic in Kabul to increase
access to specialty care
22. Board and Staff
Cristin Marona Sera Bonds, MPH Circle of Health International
Chairman of the Board Founder, Executive Director 1905 Paramount Avenue
Boston, MA, USA Austin, TX, USA Austin, TX, USA 78703
Cailin Burke Michelle Jones, MBA Tel: 347-712-1721
Board Member Director of Programs Email: info@cohintl.org
Brooklyn, NY, USA Austin, TX, USA
Lyla Garzouzi Zeina Jamaleddine, MPH
Board Member Response Coordinator, Jordan/Syria
Canada Austin, TX, USA
Kelly Winter, MPH Meena Lenn, MPH
Board Member Social Media Director
San Francisco, CA, USA Doha, Qatar
Nancy Barry
Administrative Manager
Austin, TX, USA
Circle of Health International is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) organization.