About us

WHAT WE STAND FOR

About ICHESS

WHO WE ARE


We are an international technical support facility specialized in health system strengthening, modeling and research.

We support equity and health systems bottleneck analysis linked to evidence-based planning and budgeting through the development of strategic plans and investment cases to ground national responses in solid evidence.

We stay the course to help countries translate strategic plans and investment cases into operational plans and models of health systems, including primary health care and community-based systems. We help establish real-time program monitoring systems to facilitate close progress tracking and timely course correction.


Our commitment

ICHESS

A Leading Centre in Health Systems Strengthening and Program Quality Assurance.


Our Vision

We aim to become a leading organization in health system strengthening, modeling and research.

Our Expertise

We bring more than twenty international experts in health systems strengthening.

Our Mission

To help improve the health and well being of the vulnerable and most deprived populations.


What we stand for

OUR VALUES


EXCELLENCE

We hold our research, models and analyses to the highest standards of scientific rigor.


EQUITY

We work so that every community, however remote, has access to quality health services.


PARTNERSHIP

We work hand in hand with governments, partners and communities, building on national leadership.


INTEGRITY

We act with honesty, transparency and accountability toward our partners and the communities we serve.

IMPACT

We measure our success by tangible, lasting improvements in population health.

INNOVATION

We use modeling, digital tools and real-time data to solve complex public health challenges.

Training of provincial supervisors, EpiC DRC operational assessment, 2026 – ICHESS

HEALTH SYSTEMS STRENGTHENING

We support equity and health systems bottleneck analysis linked to evidence-based planning and budgeting through the development of strategic plans and investment cases to ground national responses in solid evidence.


We stay the course to help countries translate strategic plans and investment cases into operational plans and models of health systems, including primary health care and community-based systems. We help establish real-time program monitoring systems to facilitate close progress tracking and timely course correction.


ICHESS brings together international experts with expertise in HSS, health economics, socio-anthropology, communication, statistics and humanitarian law. Together they have over 300 years of experience in developing countries, having worked at all levels of the health system and conducted research to understand the determinants of its performance.


They have developed and tested innovative tools and HSS strategies to accelerate effective coverage of high impact interventions towards UHC and reduce health disparities.

MEET OUR TEAM

Schedule a meeting with our experts in West Orange or Kinshasa.

Get in touch

Let’s Work Together

We welcome collaboration with ministries of health, development partners, donors and research institutions. Contact us to explore how our expertise in health systems strengthening, epidemiological modeling and real-time monitoring can support your programs.


CONTACT

Mon – Fri, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
+243 822 325 425
info@ichess-us.org



HEAD OFFICE

105 Arverne Road
West Orange, NJ 07052
USA
+1 862-930-0029



AFRICA OFFICE

Nouvelles Galeries Présidentielles
7th floor, Suite 704, Gombe
Kinshasa – DRC



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