International Training and Education Center for Health

What International Training and Education Center for Health does

I-TECH (International Training and Education Center for Health) is a non-profit academic center within the University of Washington's Department of Global Health, School of Public Health. Founded in 2002 with an initial $500,000 HRSA grant, it operates a global health network across more than 25 countries, providing technical assistance, capacity building, and direct program implementation to ministries of health, with a particular focus on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and infectious disease response. The organization has trained more than 250,000 people, including over 100,000 nurses, and has been involved in policy work such as Malawi's adoption of Option B+ for prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission, which the WHO subsequently adopted as global policy in 2013.

I-TECH's product and technology portfolio centers on health information systems, including open-source tools such as TrainSMART (a training data system tracking healthcare workers across nearly 72,000 facilities in more than 25 countries), OpenELIS (a laboratory information management system), and iSanté (an electronic medical record for HIV care in Haiti). The Digital Initiatives Group at I-TECH (DIGI) leads digital health implementation, while the IDASH fellowship builds regional informatics capacity. Program areas span health systems strengthening, health workforce development, prevention and treatment of infectious diseases, implementation science and evaluation, health leadership and management, and global health security. Specialized initiatives include the Center for Stewardship in Medicine (CSiM) for antimicrobial stewardship and the Clinical Assessment for Systems Strengthening (ClASS) framework, which has built capacity in 99 organizations across 17 PEPFAR countries.

I-TECH's business model is grant-funded and non-commercial. It generates no fee-for-service revenue; instead, it secures funding primarily through US government mechanisms — PEPFAR, HRSA, and CDC — with additional support from foundations such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and from the University of Washington. Programs are delivered through country offices and partnerships with local ministries, NGOs, and academic institutions, rather than through traditional commercial sales channels. The organization also facilitates spin-offs into locally governed entities such as Zim-TTECH (Zimbabwe) and C-TECH (Caribbean), reflecting a sustainability-oriented model rather than a growth-at-all-costs posture.

Name

International Training and Education Center for Health

Legal name

International Training and Education Center for Health

Website

https://go2itech.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

I-TECH is a University of Washington non-profit center operating a global health network in more than 25 countries, delivering health systems strengthening, workforce training, and open-source digital health tools to ministries of health, primarily funded by US government grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Global Health Technical Assistance

NAICS

Computer Training (61142), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Technology & Software (EDABALAZ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Technical Enablement & Adoption Services (Change Management, Adoption, Champions) (BPAEANAC), Application Maintenance & Support (AMS) (BPAEAFAC)

Keywords

• Global health technical assistance
• Health workforce training
• Health information systems
• HIV/AIDS capacity building
• Public health program implementation

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. US Government Grants: Primary funding from U.S. government programs including PEPFAR (President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief), HRSA (Health Resources and Services Administration), and CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Funding has grown from $500,000 for initial award in 2002 to cumulative total of more than $1 billion.
2. University of Washington Support: Administrative and research support from University of Washington's Department of Global Health within the School of Public Health.
3. Foundation Grants: Funding from foundations such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for specific programs like IDCAP (Integrated Infectious Disease Capacity Building Evaluation).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

I-TECH is a non-profit center within the University of Washington that provides technical assistance, capacity building, training, and health systems strengthening programs to governments, ministries of health, and healthcare institutions in more than 25 countries. It also develops and deploys open-source digital health tools (TrainSMART, OpenELIS Global, iSanté) and runs fellowship and stewardship programs focused on health workforce development, HIV/AIDS and infectious disease response, and health information systems.

Product overview

I-TECH is a global health organization and center within the University of Washington's Department of Global Health that operates in more than 25 countries. Rather than a single product, I-TECH offers a portfolio of interconnected programs and digital tools focused on health systems strengthening and health workforce development. Key offerings include the Digital Initiatives Group at I-TECH (DIGI) for health information systems, the IDASH fellowship program for informatics capacity building, the Center for Stewardship in Medicine (CSiM), and TrainSMART and OpenELIS Global as software tools. Core program areas span Health Systems Strengthening, Health Workforce Development, Prevention/Care/Treatment of Diseases, Implementation Science and Evaluation, Health Leadership and Management, and Global Health Security. I-TECH also provides frameworks like ClASS and resources including training toolkits and evaluation tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Center for Stewardship in Medicine (CSiM): Works in antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention, building sustainable quality improvement programs, and providing customized, long-term technical assistance to rural health facilities.
• Digital Initiatives Group at I-TECH (DIGI)
• Informatics and Data Science for Health (IDASH)

Products and services

• Digital Initiatives Group at I-TECH (DIGI) A global health digital initiatives program that designs, develops, implements, and evaluates health information systems worldwide and provides technical assistance for effective implementation and sustainability. Targeted at ministries of health and global health partners.
• Informatics and Data Science for Health (IDASH) Fellowship Program A two-year regional fellowship program that strengthens capacity to use public health information systems and data to improve population-level health outcomes. Targeted at mid-career professionals in computer science, information systems, or public health practice in Africa and South America.
• Center for Stewardship in Medicine (CSiM) Program that builds sustainable quality improvement programs in antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention, providing customized long-term technical assistance to rural health facilities. Targeted at U.S. rural hospitals and healthcare facilities.
• TrainSMART Free, open-source web-based training data collection system that tracks health training programs, trainers, and trainees to evaluate programs, plan new programs, and report activities. Deployed across nearly 72,000 facilities in more than 25 countries. Targeted at ministries of health and training program managers.
• OpenELIS Global Open-source electronic Laboratory Information Management System deployed to increase capacity at national reference laboratories and optimize workflow between regional clinics and reference labs. Targeted at national laboratory programs and ministries of health.
• Health Systems Strengthening Core program area covering Health Information Systems, Health Policy & Regulatory Strengthening, and Laboratory Systems. Targeted at ministries of health and public health institutions.
• Health Workforce Development Program area covering Clinical Mentoring, e-Learning/Distance Learning, Human Resources for Health, and Nursing/HCW Cadres. Targeted at ministries of health, healthcare professional councils, and training institutions.
• Prevention, Care, and Treatment of Diseases Program area covering cervical cancer, COVID-19, HIV/STI prevention, HIV care and treatment, malaria, mental health, PrEP, tuberculosis, and voluntary medical male circumcision. Targeted at ministries of health and disease-specific national programs.
• Implementation Science and Evaluation Program area covering Data Systems, Implementation Science, Integrating Research and Practice, Monitoring & Evaluation, and Quality Improvement. Targeted at ministries of health, funders, and implementing partners.
• Clinical Assessment for Systems Strengthening (ClASS) Framework developed with HRSA support to promote long-term sustainability and country governance of high quality HIV/AIDS programming. Has built capacity of 99 organizations in 17 PEPFAR countries. Targeted at national HIV programs and implementing partners.
• Health Leadership and Management Program area covering Best Practices, Leadership & Management, and Transition & Sustainability. Targeted at ministries of health and healthcare institutions in resource-limited settings.
• Global Health Security, One Health & Public Health Surveillance Program area covering Global Health Security, One Health, and Public Health Surveillance. Targeted at ministries of health, regional health bodies, and surveillance programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 250,000 people trained including 100,000+ nurses, 29,000 physicians, 11,500 community health workers
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Africa CDCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 October 2024In partnership with PATH, I-TECH and DIGI are providing technical assistance to Africa CDC's African Epidemic Service Public Health Informatics (AES-PHI) Fellowship. The two-year fellowship gathers mid-career professionals to strengthen public health informatics capacity across Africa.
• Ministry of Health, EthiopiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008I-TECH formed partnership with Ethiopian Ministry of Health based on commitment to promoting access and adherence to ART and providing care and support services for HIV-positive people.
• PATHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating partner with I-TECH on Africa CDC public health informatics fellowship program. PATH works with TAG, Africa CDC workforce development team, CDC, and others to standardize competencies and develop curriculum.
• Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerI-TECH partnered with EGPAF to prepare policy briefs on PrEP scale-up for adolescent girls and young women in Kenya, South Africa, and Uganda.
• Caribbean Training and Education Center for Health (C-TECH)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorI-TECH Trinidad and Tobago collaborates with C-TECH to share, adapt, and consolidate materials and efforts. C-TECH is an independent partner organization that emerged from I-TECH.
• Zimbabwe Technical Assistance, Training, and Education Center for Health (Zim-TTECH)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFormerly I-TECH Zimbabwe, Zim-TTECH is now an independent locally governed organization and remains a strong partner of I-TECH/UW.
• Medical Research Foundation of Trinidad and TobagominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal organization partner in Trinidad and Tobago implementing HIV programs.
• National AIDS Coordinating Committee, Trinidad and TobagominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment body partner in Trinidad and Tobago for HIV/AIDS coordination.
• University of KwaZulu-NatalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in South Africa for mental health integration programs.
• Partners in Health/Zanmi LasanteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHaitian healthcare organization partner for cervical cancer prevention and HIV care programs.
• Lilongwe District Health Office, MalawiminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLocal government health office partnership for VMMC program implementation in Malawi.
• U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) South America OfficecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with CDC South America Office for IDASH Fellowship launch in South America in partnership with Ministry of Health.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• FHI 360: Large international development organization delivering HIV/AIDS, infectious disease, and education programs globally with PEPFAR funding. Overlaps with I-TECH across HIV prevention, care, and treatment but covers a wider portfolio including economic development and education.
• RTI International: Large research institute implementing global health, infectious disease, and monitoring & evaluation programs funded by USAID, CDC, and PEPFAR. Comparable implementation and M&E footprint, but with broader research/technical-services portfolio.
• Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI): Global health implementer working with governments on HIV, hepatitis, cancer, and health systems in LMICs. Comparable to I-TECH in funder relationships and on-the-ground technical assistance but with a broader commodity-access and pricing focus.

Direct peers

• Management Sciences for Health (MSH): Global health nonprofit that builds local capacity for health systems strengthening, leadership/management, and pharmaceutical systems in 30+ countries. Highly comparable to I-TECH's health leadership and management plus systems-strengthening portfolio.
• PATH: Global health nonprofit that designs and implements health information systems, vaccines, and disease-prevention programs across LMICs. PATH is both an active I-TECH partner on the Africa CDC AES-PHI Fellowship and the closest peer in integrated digital-health implementation.
• IntraHealth International: Global health nonprofit focused on health workforce development, HRH systems, and digital health for primary care in low- and middle-income countries — the closest pure-play peer to I-TECH's health workforce development and human resources for health programs.
• Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF): Pediatric HIV/AIDS-focused nonprofit operating in 15+ countries with PEPFAR support. EGPAF is an active I-TECH partner on PrEP scale-up policy work and overlaps substantively in HIV prevention, care, and treatment technical assistance.
• Jhpiego: Johns Hopkins University-affiliated global health organization that provides health workforce training, technical assistance, and capacity building for governments in resource-limited settings — directly mirroring I-TECH's university-anchored, PEPFAR-funded training and systems-strengthening model.

Emerging players

• Partners In Health: Healthcare delivery organization serving patients in resource-limited settings, including Haiti where I-TECH operates iSanté. Comparable in Haiti HIV programs and broader systems-strengthening mission, though more service-delivery oriented than I-TECH's training focus.

Others

• Africa CDC: Continental public health agency of the African Union that I-TECH supports through the AES-PHI Fellowship. Comparable not as a competitor but as a key customer/partner for I-TECH's informatics and surveillance capacity-building work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/UWITECH
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/university-of-washington
• Instagraminstagram.com/uofwa
• Pinterestpinterest.com/uofwa

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries2 records

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