IC-Health is governed by a Foundation Council, currently chaired by Prof. Stephen MacMahon, Institute for International Health, Sydney.and its programmes and research projects are coordinated by a Scientific Secretariat, established in May 1999. Research projects for early advancement were identified in February 1999 and six protocols were developed in May 1999. The Scientific Secretariat is headed by Prof. K. Srinath Reddy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. Each of the projects has a developing country scientist as a coordinator and is guided by a Scientific Advisory Committee of international scientists with project related expertise.