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Leveraging an Energy Business for Health in Mozambique
VillageReach is a non-profit dedicated to increasing healthcare access and quality for remote, underserved communities. Having seen government-run rural health clinics hampered by a lack of electricity, VillageReach founders formed VidaGas in partnership with two other investors. This for-profit business provided liquid propane gas in northern Mozambique, where few had access to such fuels, and its initial customers included rural clinics in need of a reliable source of energy to keep vaccines cold and illuminate birthing areas in the night. Read more
Potential Profitability of a Townships Micro-Clinic Franchise
Pharmaceutical and medical supply claims were the major focus of one of the biggest divisions of RTT, South Africa’s largest privately owned distribution company (in 2013 it was acquired by Imperial Health and renamed). Unjani was a social project run by RTT's leadership that aimed to contribute to the welfare of its 7000+ employees, their families, along with the broader community, through the creation of sustainable local businesses designed to provide basic, affordable health services near RTT warehouses. Read more
Pricing and Marketing to Grow a Micro-Clinic Franchise
Pharmaceutical and medical supply claims were the major focus of one of the biggest divisions of RTT, South Africa’s largest privately owned distribution company (in 2013 it was acquired by Imperial Health and renamed). Unjani was a social project run by RTT's leadership that aimed to contribute to the welfare of its 7000+ employees, their families, along with the broader community, through the creation of sustainable local businesses designed to provide basic, affordable health services near RTT warehouses. Read more
National Market Entry Strategy for a New Anesthesia Machine
Gradian Health Systems, a New York headquartered company, aimed to equip hospitals to deliver anesthesia safely and economically with its Universal Anesthesia Machine (UAM), a CE-marked device designed for use in any hospital, including those where unreliable electricity and shortages of compressed medical gases preclude the use of conventional machines. Read more
A Systematic Approach to Partnerships for the Largest NGO
BRAC, the world’s largest NGO, is a development organization based in Bangladesh dedicated to empowering the poor to bring about change in their own lives through interventions in healthcare, microfinance, education, and legal services. BRAC’s health-related services touched 100 million people in 2012. Read more
Harnessing Hospital Data for Reach and Sustainability
A private hospital providing reconstructive surgery to the poor in India, G. S. Memorial specialized in surgeries for cleft lip and palate and, more recently, in burn and post-burn care. Read more