What they call their work
What they do
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Direct Clinical Care Delivery 3 activities
- Capacity building for local healthcare enterprises in AfricaBuilds capacity of local healthcare enterprises in Africa to deliver quality, affordable, and accessible health products and services by addressing gaps in manufacturing, distribution, service delivery, digital health, medical technology, and insurance. This includes facilitating remote business and technical assistance through skills-based virtual volunteering by international private sector experts.
- Improved healthcare access through technical assistanceProvided remote technical assistance to over 40 private healthcare companies in Tanzania, Ghana, Kenya, and Rwanda, contributing to increased healthcare access for 5.3 million people in Africa.
- Management of remote technical assistance projects for healthcare enterprisesManages the full cycle of technical assistance projects, including project flow, learning support, and impact measurement, connecting private-sector expertise to address local healthcare capacity gaps in Africa.
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Who runs it
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
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| MARGO CARLEN | CEO AND BOARD MEMBER | 35 | $144K |
| TYLER NELSON | EXEC DIR AND BOARD MEMBER | 35 | $129K |
- AMY JAICK — SECRETARY
- DIANNE YOUNG — BOARD MEMBER
- EMMANUELLE FERRARI — BOARD MEMBER
- ERIN LONGDO — CHAIR
- FERNANDO ARNAIZ — TREASURER
- NASSIR KATURAMU — BOARD MEMBER
- PASTORY SEKULE — BOARD MEMBER
- SOPHIA BAAH — BOARD MEMBER
Who they work with
- Global Health Corps Partner — Partner organization collaborating on health systems strengthening in Africa.
- Gradian Health Systems Partner — Partner organization in healthcare access initiatives in Africa.
- MERCK GROUP Partner — Corporate partner whose employees volunteer with BHS to address supply chain and delivery issues in global health.
- MedShare Partner — Partner organization supporting healthcare enterprise development in Africa.
- corporate partners Partner — Volunteer technical experts from corporate partners are connected to healthcare enterprises to provide technical assistance.
- local healthcare enterprises in East and West Africa Partner — Provides technical assistance to strengthen capacity in delivering healthcare products and services.
How they approach the work
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- Demand-Driven Remote Technical Assistance via Skills-Based Volunteeringmethodology: skills-based virtual volunteeringBy delivering demand-driven, remote technical assistance through skills-based volunteers from the global private sector, we build institutional capacity in African health enterprises more efficiently and at lower cost, because targeted expertise transfer improves operational effectiveness without disrupting local workflows.
- Strengthening Local Healthcare Enterprises through Private-Sector Approachesmethodology: private-sector approach to developmentBy applying private-sector principles and building capacity within local healthcare enterprises, we improve access to quality, affordable, and sustainable health services in underserved African communities, because market-based solutions increase efficiency, scalability, and local ownership.