2009
Expanding a Pediatric Hospital’s Reach
Nairobi's leading pediatric hospital Gertrude’s Garden sought to increase its reach and asked GlobalHealth Lab to devise a creative growth plan for its satellite clinics for underserved children. Read more
Taking on Obstacles at the Frontier of Service Delivery
Mass Development Association of Dar es Salaam (MAdeA) helped victims of domestic violence and sexual assault through prevention, education, microloan, and training programs. Read more
Deploying Technology to Promote Health Commodities
Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) is an association of business people that invests in the working poor through microfinance loans to entrepreneurs, investment in start-up businesses, a service that links small-scale producers with markets, and an advising network. Read more
Reaching New Patient Segments with Urban Clinics
Meridian Medical Centres offered middle-income patients modern, fully equipped medical facilities. Read more
Innovating Income Strategies for Long-Term Patients
Through an innovative collaboration, the Sustainable Household Income Project (SHIP) drew on Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard University, among others, to provide support to low-income patients affiliated with the Family Treatment Fund and Immune Suppression Syndrome Clinic in the rural environs of Mbarara, Uganda. SHIP aimed to help patients adhere to treatment and stay healthy by providing practical training in small business entrepreneurship and startup materials to launch household businesses. Read more
Developing a Business Model to Scale Up Surgical Services
New-York-based nonprofit Surgeons OverSeas (SOS) aimed to strengthen its collaboration with Sierra Leone’s main referral hospital, Connaught Hospital, by developing a surgical residency program and providing surgical assistance and support. Read more
Financial Management for Field Research
Uganda Research Initiative (URI) was the primary financial, grants, contracts, and human resources management agent for the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)/Harvard University Mbarara University of Science and Technology Research Collaboration in Uganda. Read more
Financial Sustainability for an HIV Program in Tanzania
Support for International Change (SIC) aimed to limit the impact of HIV/AIDS in underserved communities and to train future leaders in global health and development. Read more
Strategic Planning Expands a Community Organization
Kyetume Community Based Health Care Programme (KCBHCP) strives to improve the general health of underserved rural people in Mukono District, Uganda. Read more
Discovering Multiple Opportunities to Revamp a Rural Clinic
ELI-K Chebaiywa Dispensary was a small, mission-based rural health clinic in western Kenya serving underserved communities. Read more
Leveraging Lab Capacity to Serve More Patients and Build Revenue
A leader in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Africa, the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) helps train medical professionals, deliver clinical care, and conduct research. Read more
Improving Information Management for a Large Provider
In 2008, AAR was the largest private health care company in East Africa, operating 18 health centers in three countries and providing preventative and curative health care to close to 10,000 clients in all income brackets. Read more