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BUSINESS FOR HEALTH SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC

NEW YORK, NY · EIN 861741586 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE E80 · Health Care · Small ($100K-$1M) · businessforhealthsolutions.com
revenue
$368K
expenses
$732K
net assets
$258K
employees
1
volunteers
73
program ratio
79%
mission · from form 990

The Organizations mission is to increase healthcare access for communities in Africa by building the capacity of local healthcare enterprises to deliver quality, affordable and accessible health products and services.

profile · synthesized from sources

Business for Health Solutions International Inc is a nonprofit that increases healthcare access in Africa by building the capacity of local healthcare enterprises. It connects skilled corporate volunteers with private-sector health organizations across East and West Africa to deliver remote technical assistance. The organization focuses on improving quality, affordability, and accessibility of health products and services through targeted support in manufacturing, distribution, service delivery, and digital health.

named programs · 2 · from sources

What they call their work

Capacity Building Across Healthcare Value Chain
Supports enterprises in manufacturing, distribution, service delivery, digital health, medical technology, and insurance to improve quality, affordability, and accessibility of healthcare.
Remote Technical Assistance Program
Facilitates remote, skills-based volunteering projects where corporate experts provide targeted business and technical support to local healthcare enterprises across Africa.
activities · 1 group

What they do

  • Direct Clinical Care Delivery 3 activities
    • Capacity building for local healthcare enterprises in Africa
      Builds 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 assistance
      Provided 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 enterprises
      Manages 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.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$368K
Contributions & grants$365K99%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$3K
expenses
Total expenses$732K
Program expenses79%
Admin / overhead16%
Fundraising5%
Salaries & benefits$513K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$425K
Cash$418K
Investments$0
Liabilities$167K
Net assets$258K
Liquid reserves6.8 mo
4 years on record · 2021–2024 · YoY revenue -70.9%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 2
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
MARGO CARLEN CEO AND BOARD MEMBER 35 $144K
TYLER NELSON EXEC DIR AND BOARD MEMBER 35 $129K
board members · 8
  • 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
relationships · 6

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.
strategies · 2

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Demand-Driven Remote Technical Assistance via Skills-Based Volunteering
    methodology: skills-based virtual volunteering
    By 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 Approaches
    methodology: private-sector approach to development
    By 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.