From using technology creatively to giving children a leadership role in preventive care, these innovations in Health Care are improving the lives and longevity of people around the world. These three projects were chosen as standout solutions by our expert judges and the Changemakers community.
Instant Birth Control
With the provocative ad campaign tag line, “No stirrups. No clinic. No hassle,” Planned Parenthood of the Columbia/Willamette (PPCW) became the first family planning provider in the US to offer access to birth control pills online. Interested women fill out a questionnaire online, which is reviewed by a nurse or nurse practitioner. If approved, the patient is sent a two-months’ supply of contraception in the mail. Follow up online care is required to continue the prescription.
No more long waits in busy offices, missing school or work, traveling great distances or facing the judgment of providers or pharmacists, to exercise a basic choice regarding reproductive health. For this innovation, the program was a winner of the Disruptive Innovations in Health and Health Care: Solutions People Want competition, sponsored by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Child Promoters of Oral Health
The Fundación BOCA SANA (Healthy Mouth Foundation) puts Venezuelan school children at the center of their own and their fellow students’ dental care by training them as scholar promoters of oral health. At 180 preschools and elementary schools throughout the country, 700 children have learned preventive dentistry – a health care routine that is easy for children to carry out on their own and which gives them and and their classmates a welcome responsible role in their own health that they bring home to their adult family members and carry with them throughout their lives.
This innovation was a winner of the Designing for Better Health competition, sponsored by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Better Health for Rural Communities
Getting medical treatment to those with complex health problems in rural communities is made much easier with the innovation of ECHO in New Mexico, US. This organization was a winner of the Disruptive Innovations In Health And Health Care: Solutions People Want competition, sponsored by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Using teleconferencing and videoconferencing; Internet-based assessment tools; online presentations; and telephone, fax, and e-mail communications, ECHO helps connect specialists with primary care providers in rural areas to promote the use of identified best practices and keep rural residents healthier.
Also check out Rethinking Mental Health: Improving Community Wellbeing; Improved Nutrition: Solutions Through Innovation; and the winners of the How to Improve Health for All competition for additional successful innovations in Health Care.
Access to basic healthcare is a very big challenge in Rural India, and globally. 70% Indians live in villages, but 74% Doctors are in the urban areas. Attempts to take doctors to the rural areas have repeatedly failed. People are mostly treated by un/semi-qualified personnel. Those who can afford private healthcare have to spend much more than their urban counterparts. Diseases are detected late. Tens of millions of people get pushed below the poverty line annually because of healthcare expenditures alone!
Swasth India is a social business working towards improving the health of low-income segments in urban and rural India.
Our Mission is “To ensure access to affordable and quality health services to 10 million low-income people by 2018.
Forus Health as the name stands for means Affordable health "For us". Our vision is to provide affordable technology solutions including new products that address India's unique health care delivery needs. Forus products and solutions are centered on the premise of enabling preventive screening even in remote villages and serviced by minimally trained field worker.
Our flagship innovation is 3nethra- An intelligent pre-screening ophthalmic solution that can identify common eye problems that is reason for 90% avoidable blindness in India.
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Tiyatien Health, a winner in the Rethinking Mental Health competition, is treating the effects of decades of brutal war in Liberia by training non-doctor health workers and clinicians to work directly with citizens of one of the poorest countries on Earth. The founders are survivors of Liberia's civil war and people living with HIV/AIDS.
Tiyatien Health trained the first non-physicians to administer anti-retroviral therapy in Liberia,and provided the first-ever HIV/AIDS treatments in southeastern Liberia, the poorest corner of the country. Now it is expanding beyond providing public HIV/AIDS treatment to rural communities by working to reverse decades of untreated depression and epilepsy.
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Created on 05/14/2013 by Arlinda Fety R
Vegetables are foods that contain nutrients needed by the body, but the supply is still contaminated by many chemicals. Farmer became a milestone in the change. YIS engaged in community development in the field of economic development, health and education.
Organization: Yayasan Insan Sembada
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YIS believed to be an experienced NGO in the field of community development and capacity building / training since 1974, especially in the areas of health, organic agriculture, peace building, economic development and education by using participatory approach and highlighting the importance of gender equality.
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Healthy vegetables on the slopes of Mount Merapi, Selo, Boyolali
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Vegetables are foods that contain nutrients needed by the body, but the supply is still contaminated by many chemicals. Farmer became a milestone in the change. YIS engaged in community development in the field of economic development, health and education.
Problem
Now, public aware the needs of vegetables in nutrition and health, but in market it much exposed to chemical pesticides and fertilizers. Selo, Boyolali District, located on the slopes of Mount Merapi, is the agriculture center of vegetables and distributed to various regions in Central Java. Excessive use of chemical can affect the health of farmers, and consumers, e.g miscarriage in pregnancy, disturb the lungs, liver, cancer,and hypothyroidism.
Solution
Encourage farmers to produce healthy vegetables, will be done through:
- Campaign using the traditional approach of local culture, contains about the production and consumption of healthy vegetables. by targeting vegetable farmers especially women farmers because women have a big role in the household and children. It will also affect to vegetable consumers residing in other areas.
- Training, Train farmers on how to manage a healthy and organic farming. provide guidance on how to manufacture organic fertilizers and pesticides. Farmers are expected to perform eco-friendly agriculture to produce healthy vegetables independently and sustainable.
- Demonstration plot, organic vegetable farm as a model for vegetable farmers in District Selo.
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Farmers group gathered for get counseling and training on organic farming and the benefits for the environment and health. Farmers are also encouraged and assisted to make organic fertilizers and pesticides so the production cost is cheaper than using chemicals. With the skills, farmers can apply them in garden respectively.
Healthy and organic vegetables with better quality than conventional farms will solve the problem of scarcity of healthy organic vegetables at the market. With this change the farmer families and the wider community will be able to consume healthy organic vegetables, easier, cheaper and improve the economic welfare of vegetable farmers.
Impact
With increased knowledge and skills of vegetable farmers about environmentally friendly agriculture, so farmers can understand, practice and produce healthy vegetables for themselves, their families and the wider consumer. Besides farmers contribute to protecting the environment by using organic fertilizers and pesticides and decrease the cost production so it will improve the welfare economic of farmers.
Today, organic vegetables still costly due to limited availability in the market, so the fact, organic vegetable consumption can only be made by high-income people. With the increasing number of farmers who produce organic vegetables, it will increase the availability of organic and healthy vegetables in the market so that the price is more affordable by the whole society.
Marketplace
As center area of producing vegetables, vegetable farmers in the Selo sub-district have not been touched by mentoring program of development organic vegetable horticulture area, either by the Department of Agriculture and Food Security Agency. In addition, the introduction of environmentally friendly agricultural program is not only to preserve the environment, but also linked to the impact of improved health for farmers and consumers in other areas. More value of the program is the participation of women, it is also an embodiment of the MDG's points 3 which Promote gender equality and empower
Sustainability Plan
Through mentoring synergistic patterns collaboration with government and private agencies that have same vision and mission can expected speeds adoption technology innovation, improve marketing and institutional aspects in the development of organic vegetable cultivation. The project area are the slopes of Mount Merapi, has tourism potential that can be used as organic agro-tourism for income generation and sustainability of the agricultural area
Founding Story
Yayasan Insan Sembada/YIS (formerly Yayasan Indonesia Sejahtera) is a NGO that has vision "A trustworthy professional partner to strengthen the national self sufficiency towards the national idealism". With mission is Promote the models and development concepts to support the achievement of national self sufficiency. Selo is an area on the slopes of Mount Merapi which produces vegetables and distributed to other areas. But it is still contaminated by the excessive use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides that dangerous for environment and heath. So, we want to change the behavior farmer to produce healthy vegetables and eco-friendly farming system.
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Healthy environments., Nutrient-rich farming, Full nourishment foods, Human wellness and vitality.
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Selo, is known and popular in Central java about their vegetables and the beautiful view. Soil in there, is already fertile because it has been exposed to volcanic ash from Mount Merapi, so it does not need excessive chemical fertilizers. Supported with a beautiful view from the location itself is to be the main attraction to develop as an eco-friendly tourism potential agriculture. By this program, we could also invite women to cultivate organic vegetables into a nutritious food ingredient for consumption and resale in the form of vegetables flour as a food additive for the kids.
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Vegetables are foods that contain nutrients needed by the body, but the supply is still contaminated by many chemicals. Farmer became a milestone in the change. YIS engaged in community development in the field of economic development, health and education.
Created on 05/14/2013 by Adina Goerke
Reality Gives and FMCH (Foundation for Mother and Child Health) believes that early health care and balanced nutrition are critical for a child to reach his /her full potential and dreams of a world where the potential of each child is not limited by poor early health or malnutrition.
Organization: Reality Gives and FMCH (Foundation for Mother and Child Health)
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Reality Gives and FMCH Dharavi Nutrition Program
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Reality Gives and FMCH (Foundation for Mother and Child Health) believes that early health care and balanced nutrition are critical for a child to reach his /her full potential and dreams of a world where the potential of each child is not limited by poor early health or malnutrition.
Problem
43% of Indian children below the age of five years are underweight because of chronic under-nutrition (UNICEF). Incorrect infant feedings practises, lack of knowledge about weaning, using packaged foods rich in sugar and salt as snacks to feed hungry toddler are some of the causes that can lead to chronic under-nutrition in urban slum children. Malnutrition can cause morbidity and limited cognitive and physical growth.
Solution
To address the issue of malnutrition in Dharavi, one of Asia's biggest slum, the community-based NGO Reality Gives collaborates with FMCH, an organisation dedicated to the eradication of malnutrition in children ages 0-6 years from economically under –privileged families, since August 2012. To reduce malnutrition, FMCH activities are focused on the most important determinants of malnutrition. This means emphasizing disease control and prevention activities, education to improve domestic child-care and feeding practices like one on one nutritional counseling, cooking demos, home visits and micronutrient supplementation.
Example
The little boy Shlok, born in the slums of Mahalaxmi, Mumbai, weighed only 3.3kg when he came to FMCH's first program site at 3 months old . He was lethargic, thin and in and out of hospital. Over two months FMCH have monitored and supported him and educated his mother about nutrition health care. Now, at 5 months old he weighs 5kg, is alert, active and developmentally on track for his age.
Shlok is a good example of how FMCH's activities can impact a child's development. With Reality Gives support and FMCH's competence we can reach out to similar cases in Dharavi and raise awareness amongst the mothers of the communities.
Impact
Since August 2012 87 kids have been registered at the FMCH Nutrition program in Dharavi. The team reported many individual success stories but an extensive evaluation won't be possible before completing one year of program implementation. We were FMCH's first experiment at partnering with other organisations and reaching their expertise beyond their sites at another slum area in Mumbai. Now they have developed a formal training program and have trained community health workers in Nasik, a nearby rural area. So our support for this pilot project has been a larger inspiration for the development of their organisation - and has a much larger impact than just our site.
Marketplace
Instead of fighting malnutrition by handing out nutritious food to children in our slum community, we tackle the issue at its roots - the missing knowledge of the mothers! Many mothers are very young and had to move to the city after marriage, leaving their female role models behind. They never got the chance to learn how to care for a child. FMCH offers cooking demonstration, handing out the low cost recipes to the mother, provides intensive counseling on every child's habits and needs and prescribes individual diet schedules. This way the mother can apply her new knowledge on every child.
Sustainability Plan
The costs of the Nutrition Initiative in Dharavi are very low because we focus on awareness raising instead of treatment. In the future we hope to implement FMCH's formal community health workers training program in Dharavi to incorporate local women to conduct the program with the support of Reality Gives and FMCH. This way we will also be able to reach out to more women at lower costs.
Founding Story
The Reality Gives Community Centre exists since 2007. Last year a women came to the space to talk about her issues. Her two year old daughter was severely malnourished, weighed about the same as a one year old, was pretty immobile and the mother had said that she had a heart problem that needed surgery. She also said that she and her husband were not interested in having the surgery because she was a girl child and they just wanted to be rid of the burden she was placing on them. Before we could go for a home-visit and decide on what to talk about(within one week) the girl passed away.
We decided we need to raise awareness of EVERY child's potential and how simple it can be to care for their development.
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Human wellness and vitality.
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If we would have a greater capacity we could reach out to more slum communities, within and beyond Dharavi. We could also expand from the nutrition to a higher level health program to ensure the well-being and healthy development of every child in Dharavi. That would include regular physician visits, vaccination and de-worming camps and micronutrient supplementation.
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Created on 05/14/2013 by Nicholas Luther
Kwik Khana aims to reduce food insecurity in urban slums worldwide by providing people in need with nutritious, affordable and convenient food. Our current model has been developed forDharavi, Mumbai, one of the largest urban slums in the world, and we hope to expand to slums worldwide.
Organization: Kwik Khana
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Hult Prize 2013 Global Event, Top Ten Finalist; recognized as one of the top ten social entrepreneurship ideas out of more than seventy video submissions by public votes
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Kwik Khana aims to reduce food insecurity in urban slums worldwide by providing people in need with nutritious, affordable and convenient food. Our current model has been developed forDharavi, Mumbai, one of the largest urban slums in the world, and we hope to expand to slums worldwide.
Problem
We live in a world where 925 million suffer from hunger. Each day, people suffer in both health and happiness due to lacking easy access to affordable and nutritious food. Food insecurity rural areas is widely-known. But tackling the issue in urban slums requires a different approach.
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Created on 05/14/2013 by Raj Jani
Happy Healthy Home is a holistic solution to provide vital nutrients to a family or household in a manner that controls daily health damages and prevents from falling ill. This comes in a bouquet of products & services that are based upon nature-care and are free from any artificial substances.
Organization: Happiness Stores Private Limited
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Co-founder Mr. Tulsi Bhatia has received Best MSME National Award in the year 2010.
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Happy Healthy Home is a holistic solution to provide vital nutrients to a family or household in a manner that controls daily health damages and prevents from falling ill. This comes in a bouquet of products & services that are based upon nature-care and are free from any artificial substances.
Problem
Damages occur in our lives on a daily basis due to unsafe food, wrong eating habits coupled with stress, lack of exercise, radiation & polluted external environment. There is a sole reliance on cure rather than on prevention, which leads to a flourishing Pharmaceuticals industry, often mistaken as Healthcare industry. Mushrooming of spurious healthcare products & overuse of chemicals further aggravate the plethora of problems faced by mankind!
Solution
Our products offer resistance to environmental factors and maintain natural health coupled with a definite boost to body's immunizing capabilities to fight diseases. We offer affordable healthcare solutions for all population segments as they are made from nature's bounty in terms of herbs, medicinal plants and concoctions. Small ailments like joint & muscular pains, liver and kidney damages, digestion/metabolism disorders etc. get corrected with the use of our products & by undergoing alternative therapy treatment. With our mission as 'Health for All', we provide complete healthcare solution coupled with product promotion, health awareness/education, training and support services based upon 'Everything Natural' theme.
Example
While on one hand our products for consumption like aloe-vera juice and seven-herb juice provide vitality and all round nutrition to human body, the external applications of products like aloe-gel and soap for instance are carving niche in the marketplace, as can be verified by numerous testimonials available with us. On the other hand our alternative therapy services like electric accupressure bed & techniques are proving path-breaking in terms of their impact on individual's health and fitness.
Impact
Our work has started generating tremendous response as more & more users of our products and services have reported significant improvement on their wellness & fitness. However our goal is to achieve a significant impact on the health of the poor and vulnerables, a large number of who fall back into Poverty trap because of their ill-affordability of medical care especially on account of expenses on critical healthcare in their households. We plan to reduce monthly medical expenses in a typical Indian household by 50% and food savings on account of less expenditure on food purchases by another 15% of their monthly expenditure as we guarantee a significant reduction in both food and medicine expenditure against the use of our products and services, We will reach out to about 150000 households through 60 outlets in next 2 years, which means a saving of Rs. 2.3 million (@1500 per HH) alone.
Marketplace
The Indian healthcare industry valued at US$ 65 billion worth of healthcare spend (2012) is estimated to reach US$ 100 billion by 2015, growing 20 per cent year-on-year, as per rating agency Fitch. India currently faces a chronic shortage of healthcare infrastructure especially in rural/peri-urban areas and as per PWC, India needs 1.75 million new beds by the year 2025. The annual pharma market in India is valued at USD 20 billion and is growing at over 15.3% per annum. Even if we assume 1% of these two supplied by unconventional options, our target market is over 1000 crore rupees annually.
Sustainability Plan
Wellness or to remain healthy is the single most important need of the mankind. Added to it is the factor of affordability which makes or breaks the appeal of certain products. With the virtue of operating in affordable healthcare and wellness segment, our sustainability is automatically ensured. Further since one third of our products are made in-house and there is an equal emphasis on nature therapy, we are in strong position to sustain self.
Founding Story
Being ambitious is directly proportional to being healthy as both of us co-founders have felt it strongly as we embarked on our journey to do something together. As we wanted to do number of things together, often our health used to take a toll and therefore we decided to first tackle itself before moving further with our plans, without realising that 'Healthcare and Wellness' itself was an overpowering idea that needed a push. Hence the concept came into being.
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Healthy environments, Nutrient-rich farming.
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Since we have to create mass awareness around wellness and disease-free life, we would like to take-up yoga camps, sensitization-health camps etc. eventually, which would work go a long way to build our brand. Also 'health foods' will be a separate vertical in our store hence investing in nutrient rich farming is an obvious vertical backward integration to ensure availability of healthy inputs e.g. organic and safe foods.
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Reality Gives and FMCH (Foundation for Mother and Child Health) believes that early health care and balanced nutrition are critical for a child to reach his /her full potential and dreams of a world where the potential of each child is not limited by poor early health or malnutrition.
Created on 05/13/2013 by Mo Femisco
Stroke Association Nigeria was formed in 2012 to fill a void as a national non-profit health care organisation focusing 100 percent of its resources and attention on stroke.
In its brief history, we hope Stroke Association Nigeria will become a leading national resource on stroke and the driving force behind efforts to improve stroke prevention, treatment and rehabilitation.
Organization: STROKE ASSOCIATION NIGERIA
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Raising Stroke Awareness in Nigeria
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Stroke is a serious health issue worldwide. Stroke has a greater disability impact than any other medical condition. It is a medical emergency and sadly the knowledge and awareness of stroke is poor in Nigeria.
Every year an estimated 200,000 of Nigerians would have a stroke and the outcome varies.
The Solution: What is your solution? Be specific!
We aim to help people living with stroke through support and advice, to ensure all touched by stroke gets the help they need.
Part of our mission is to prevent strokes, reduce their effects through providing services, campaigning, education and research
We aim to be able to provide millions of Nigerians with live saving tools to prevent stroke, recognise stroke symptoms, educate people on where to get best stroke care and provide information to stroke survivors so they can get the more enjoyment from their lives.
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Part of our mission is to organise awareness of stroke among different ethnic groups of people in Nigeria by raising the awareness of the public, the media, politicians, policy makers and health professionals. We have been able to have events in Bodija Market Ibadan to educate the market sellers/vendor about the effect of high blood pressure and stroke. we also did a Know your Blood Pressure campaign and checked the blood pressure levels of a lot of people during the event. some were further referred to their doctors for follow up.
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Our Peer and Competition is Stroke Action Nigeria. we have a good working relationship with them. Their arm of stroke has her headquarters in the eastern part of Nigeria and they deal with the support, after care part of stroke for stroke survivors. . we carry each other along for stroke events in Nigeria. We are both working towards the same cause of fighting stroke in Nigeria and reducing disability. A good relationship is beneficial to both associations.
The Rare Genomics Institute (RGI) is a non-profit startup that helps patients with undiagnosed genetic diseases design personal research projects, rather than wait for breakthroughs that may never come by connecting them to a highly selective network of clinicians, researchers and geneticists.
PSWS is basically established as a welfare & development organization to take efforts for providing basic facilities to the most underprivileged and marginalized communities of Sindh. PSWS has been actively involved in the social and community welfare activities within the targeted area. PSWS has conducted numerous community development projects which involve supply of electricity,water and gas;sanitation drainage;education;vocational training;family planning and basic health services;vaccination and income generation.
HANDS is one of the Not for Profit organizations working in social sector to meet the challenges of 21st century. HANDS's Vision is Healthy Education Prosperous Pakistan.Its Mission is To provide basic health services, primary education, income generation opportunities and development of institutions to empower the underprivileged communities.
NRSP is the largest Rural Support Programme in the country in terms of outreach, staff and development activities. It is a not for profit organization registered under Section 42 of Companies Ordinance 1984.NRSP's mandate is to alleviate poverty by harnessing people's potential and undertake development activities in Pakistan. It has a presence in 54 Districts in all the four Provinces including Azad Jammu and Kashmir through Regional Offices and Field Offices.
Watsi is the first global crowdfunding platform for healthcare, enabling anyone to donate as little as $5 to directly fund low-cost, high-impact medical care for people in need.
There exists a tremendous shortage of access to dental care for children in the United States. Sarrell Dental is meeting that need by offering low cost dental services in underprivileged communities. Sarrell's nationally recognized and awarded program offers innovative and scaleable solutions.
OkCopay is tearing down the wall of secrecy in health care, making it incredibly easy for people who pay out of pocket to understand their options. We do for patients what kayak.com does for travelers. No other site offers provider-level pricing details in such volume or breadth of procedures as us.
My innovative idea is the "Antigen converter"
This unique product will help reduce the dependency on the blood banks and hospitals.
This product helps to covert the blood group of the donor to the required blood group of the receiver.
The Climate Group is an independent,not-for-profit organization working to inspire and catalyze leadership for a Clean Revolution:a low carbon future that is smarter,better & more prosperous for all.They work internationally with a coalition of companies,states,regions,cities & public figures.They inspire leaders by communicating a compelling narrative for change;they equip them by delivering evidence of success and work in partnership with them in driving transformative change.
Volunteer Aid Nepal is a Nepal-based,non-profitable,non-political,non-religious & non-governmental organization.It is a social welfare & community-development-driven organization working under the principle of “Development through Volunteering”.It was established by a group of graduates as an outlet for the empowerment & development of rural & marginalized communities.It focuses its development activities on the progress of marginalized,disadvantaged & backward people & plays the role of facilitator for participatory and sustainable development
GRAIN is a small international non-profit organisation that works to support small farmers and social movements in their struggles for community-controlled and biodiversity-based food systems. Our support takes the form of independent research and analysis, networking at local, regional and international levels, and fostering new forms of cooperation and alliance-building.
BRAC is a development organisation dedicated to alleviate poverty by empowering the poor & helping them to bring about positive change.It's mission is to empower people & communities in situations of poverty,illiteracy,disease & social injustice.Their interventions aim to achieve large scale,positive changes through economic & social programmes.Their vision is to create a world free from all forms of exploitation & discrimination where everyone has the opportunity to realise their potential.
China Agricultural University (CAU) in Beijing, China, specializes in agriculture, biology, engineering, veterinary medicine, economics, management, humanities and social sciences. It was formed in 1995 by a merger of the Beijing Agricultural University and the Beijing Agricultural Engineering University.
SINOSEEDS has prospered with China’s seed industry. It has established and promoted an integrated seed supply system; set up relevant national standards; initiated seed production and introduced seed processing facilities and technologies; developed the Northwest Seed Production Base, the first one of its kind in China; joined International Seed Federation (ISF) and Asia & Pacific Seed Association (APSA) in 1988 and 1994 respectively and won seats in their executive committees.
CAAS was established in 1957 and is affiliated to the Ministry of Agriculture of the People’s Republic of China. It is mainly engaged in agricultural applied research, applied basic research and high- and new-technology research. CAAS plays an important role in solving the sci-tech issues with general, directional and critical importance in China’s agricultural and rural development as well as in training high-level agricultural research professionals and unfolding international exchange and cooperation in agricultural science and technology.
They envision a world where-No one suffers from preventable/treatable blindness/low vision,No one suffers from under-nutrition,Fewer people suffer loss of their productive years due to disability and premature death.To accomplish this, HKI builds the capacity of local governmental,civil society & private sector systems & infrastructure, & promotes the development of sustained,large scale programs that deliver effective,preventative & curative eye health & nutrition services.
AREEO’s mission is to contribute to enhance the food security & improve well-being of the people of Iran through research,training & related activities to increase agricultural production,improve food quality,saving biodiversity & well-managed natural resources.AREEO plays a pivotal role in the sustainable development of agriculture sector by generating appropriate technologies for sustainable food,feed & fiber production through its affiliated research and training institutes and centers.
This project also has a Changeshop where you can read more about its latest progress.
Go to Changeshop: PeaceMeals.
Created on 05/2/2013 by PeaceMeals
Trauma robs the body of nutrients & vitality. PeaceMeals gathers individuals in the aftermath of trauma in the kitchen & around the table for authentic support & nutritional healing. It empowers survivors through creative, cathartic cooking lessons, community building, & nutritionally tailored meals
Organization: PeaceMeals
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The success and impact of PeaceMeals was formally recognized by the Andi Foundation when PeaceMeals Founder and Director Cath Skroch was awarded the 2012 prize for “Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things.” Cath had been nominated by Sarah Holewinski, the Executive Director for the Center for Civilians in Conflict in Washington DC. Cath was honored alongside four other extraordinary women from around the globe for her contribution to the field of peace building and rehabilitation through PeaceMeals.
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Trauma robs the body of nutrients & vitality. PeaceMeals gathers individuals in the aftermath of trauma in the kitchen & around the table for authentic support & nutritional healing. It empowers survivors through creative, cathartic cooking lessons, community building, & nutritionally tailored meals
Problem
Loss, conflict, disaster, rape, abuse, and daily stress: no one can fully insulate themselves from trauma. It depletes the brain and body of nutrients and robs us of vitality. Only when survivors regain optimum nutrient levels can they restore mental and physical well being. It is a social problem to be addressed on an individual and community basis, so we need innovative, holistic methods of healing in order to live up to our full potential.
Solution
PeaceMeals is a new paradigm for healing. It works through creative and cathartic cuisine and community. Survivors take recovery into their own hands by reconnecting with the foods, places, and people that nourish both bodies and minds. PeaceMeals gathers groups of individuals who have been through similar situations for cooking classes and dinner parties. But there's a twist: each dish is nutritionally tailored to address certain post-trauma symptoms including depression, anxiety, and fatigue. With some guidance, groups lead conversation at dinner according to their needs, and grow organic and authentic support networks around the table. The program now includes diverse groups who rely on each other beyond the Meal - and reuse the recipes!
Example
Fatim’s mother died just one year ago. Living in a traditional Arab society, she learned to put on a brave face and became the mother in her family at age 22. At first Fatim was wary that the PeaceMeal would be another group therapy session where everyone was expected to spill their guts to strangers. To Fatim’s surprise, the focus was not on her trauma but on learning to cook healthy recipes using locally-sourced ingredients. Gathered in a home, the group of women learned which foods are useful when feeling tired, anxious, or sad. Slowly the conversation shifted to coping strategies when missing those who no longer share our tables. Each person who had formerly been a stranger became Fatim’s mentor, counselor, co-chef, and friend.
Impact
To date, 90 people have participated in at least one of 11 PeaceMeals groups. 69.8% of participants report reusing the curriculum afterwards. On a scale of 1 (Did not create/deepen any relationships) to 5 (Created many new/deep relationships) the average rating is a 3.5. PM projects to have at least 10 more self-sustaining groups throughout the world within the next year. PM's impact was recognized by the Andi Foundation’s 2012 prize for 'Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things'. PM is successful when people experience meaningful and sustained physical, mental, and social improvement. PM has wide impact: once someone joins, they can replicate skills at home and refer back to the curriculum for guidance on nourishing themselves, their families, and communities. They also make lasting friends who understand them on a deeper level than those you would meet at an average dinner party.
Marketplace
There are group therapies, nutritional supplements, diets, cooking classes & dinner parties. But never do these elements meet to support targeted populations. PeaceMeals pulls these into functional synergy in order to facilitate true healing. It fills in the nutrient gap in a creative, innovative, affordable way. PM's holistic program & curriculum are built on collaboration with professional counselors, nutritionists and chefs. It is not a diet program, a step-by-step recovery program, nor a culinary school. It is meant to complement, not compete with, individuals’ existing therapies.
Sustainability Plan
Currently admin, legal, & website fees are funded by personal savings & a small grant. Meals themselves are primarily covered by participants paying on a sliding scale depending on menu, number of participants, and ability to pay. Some groups even agree to sponsor a meal for others who can’t afford it. However, in order to innovate, scale, and export it to others, and to maintain ongoing admin fees, we must continually seek outside funding.
Founding Story
Growing up through coup d'etats in the Philippines, I learned how trauma could live inside the body. Later, working with survivors of conflict & torture, I saw the need for a holistic approach to healing. In America, I met others working through personal traumas without authentic support networks. Traumatized individuals often live in “crisis mode” without the ability to savor. My life is testimony to the healing power of food, for both physical and mental health. I love the creative process of cooking and feeding others like family. On one long bus ride, a friend made me write down all the reasons why I didn’t think PeaceMeals would work, then write what I would need to address each reason. That day, PeaceMeals became reality.
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Full nourishment foods, Human wellness and vitality.
If you had greater capacity, which additional sectors would you like your solution to target - either through expansion, partnership, or thought exchange?
Healthy environments, Full nourishment foods, Human wellness and vitality.
How specifically would this added capacity help you improve the quality, efficiency, or sustainability of your existing product or service?
PeaceMeals facilitates human wellness & vitality through nourishing foods and creative, cathartic dinner parties. The curriculum combines the science of nutritional healing & the philosophy of group therapy. With greater capacity, the program could also incorporate healthy environments. We could set up PM spaces– gardens, kitchens, and eventually homes– where participants could find solace & healing with others who have been through similar traumas. This would increase PM's quality & sustainability, as these environments could be training spaces for participants to facilitate their own PMs.
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People need appropriate nutrients to grow, learn, and fight off disease. How do you measure, track, or make use of information about nutrient levels in your own work?
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Considering the flow of nutrients from ecosystems to soil to farms to food to communities, what are the barriers to achieving vitality for people and the planet?
Other barriers you have identified
In your view, what developments need to happen in order to help overcome those barriers and produce a more nutrient rich and vital public and planet?
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EngenderHealth works to improve the health & well-being of people in the poorest communities of the world.They do this by sharing our expertise in sexual & reproductive health & transforming the quality of health care.We promote gender equity,advocate for sound practices & policies & inspire people to assert their rights to better,healthier lives.Working in partnership with local organizations,they adapt our work in response to local needs.
This project directly supports the second phase of the Government of Pakistan’s Crop Maximization Project,a national project designed to address a number of critical challenges the country’s agricultural sector now faces.Support from this project will contribute to improved food security and poverty reduction among the target population by increasing crop production in the project area through enhanced access to crop inputs.
Srizony Bangladesh is a national socio-economic development organization,has been working in the field of Health(Sanitation,Hygiene,Nutrition,Family Planning),Education,Renewable Energy(Solar Home System,Biogas,Improve Cook Stove),Sustainable Agriculture Development Program(Social Forestation,Nursery,Fish Culture,Poultry & Livestock Rearing),Human Rights & Good Governess(Women and Child Rights Establishment,Prevention of Women and Child Trafficking,Legal Aid & Gender Justice Program,Disable Rehabilitation Program)& other development activities.
Rishilpi supports the development of humanitarian, social & economic interventions through participatory process of stakeholders towards sustainable development of communities in Bangladesh with emphasis on Rishi communities, all the downtrodden,minorities and distressed,with fairness to caste,religion,race & sex.Goal of Rishilpi is socio-economic emancipation and empowerment of the lower caste community, distressed and disadvantaged people, especially women, children, disabled and their families through encouraging their self-reliance.
Create Awarness & Educating the community for the wellness through
1. Adult Education
2. Technology
3. News & Knowledge
4. Service delivery with focus, coordination and convergence.
Agro-Insight is a dynamic enterprise that merges expertise from science, communications and graphic design to support sustainable agriculture and equitable trade. We work closely with clients to enhance the impact on rural communities, using effective video, and print material production.
RDRS came into being at the time of Bangladesh’s War of Independence, in 1971. Set up by the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) to help refugees fleeing conflict across the border, it returned with them after liberation to carry out much-needed rehabilitation in the devastated and long-neglected northwest – greater Rangpur - Dinajpur Districts.
Prodipan's vision is to develop a sustainable society for ensured standard of living and improved quality of life for the underprivileged.It's mission is to facilitate the process of organization building of the poor and underprivileged towards socio-economic empowerment with the specific target for children, gender, environment and climate change needs.
Emerging in 1975,BEES has been performing with a great commitment to beat off bitter poverty making the disadvantaged community people knit their livelihood development.It's mission is to bring about changes in the lives of the poor, illiterate, neglected, unskilled and destitute people, especially women of the society, through their empowerment, self-reliance and improvement of life style by its endeavors for sustainable development.
SHIREE funds a variety of programmes which together aim to enable over 1 million people to lift themselves out of extreme poverty and achieve sustainable livelihoods by 2015. At the same time, the programme seeks to reduce the vulnerability of the extreme poor to natural disasters, economic shocks, social exclusion and undernutrition.SHIREE is also committed to addressing the needs of extremely poor women, children, the elderly and ethnic minorities and marginalised groups.
AVORD is an independent social service organization established to address social, economical, educational and health problems of the needy community in Kolar district of Karnataka state of India. AVORD works for the upliftment of downtrodden sectors in terms of financial sustainability,reorganization of rural economic system,education and health initiatives.
APAARI’s mission is to promote the development of NARS in the Asia-Pacific region through inter-regional and inter-institutional cooperation.
JFPL was built on two innovative ideas: firstly, that substantial gain in animal productivity can be achieved with good quality livestock semen. Secondly, that the economically viable solution is to produce top quality livestock semen locally. Jassar Farms has already established proof of concept of this model by producing hundreds of crossbreed animals using high quality imported livestock semen that yield 2 to 3 times more milk than their local mothers.
IFAD has focused exclusively on rural poverty reduction, working with poor rural populations in developing countries to eliminate poverty, hunger and malnutrition; raise their productivity and incomes; and improve the quality of their lives. The Fund has designed and implemented projects in very different natural, socio-economic and cultural environments. Many IFAD-supported projects and programmes have been in remote areas, and have targeted some of the poorest and most deprived segments of the rural population.
Helps poor people by raising their economic standards.
BARC has been established with the aim of coordinating systematic agricultural research in the country. It is the apex body of National Agricultural Research System (NARS).The vision of BARC is to develop an efficient, effective and sustainable system of agricultural research promoting to increase standard of living,which would be adequate for well being of the people of Bangladesh.It's mission is to strengthen and mobilize research capabilities of the institutes of the NARS,universities,private sectors and other stakeholders.
Green Tech is a pioneer agribusiness house located in Himachal Pradesh for greenhouse construction,tissue culture plants,contract farming & consultancy.They are empannelled with Dept.of Agriculture and Horticulture for greenhouse.They are running Tissue Culture Lab of DRDA Mandi on PPP mode with technological support from IHBT .We are doing contract farming of fresh flowers,vegetables and herbs through Himalayan Flower & Vegetables Producers Co.Ltd.
Created on 04/30/2013 by mariana.fontoura
The SAÚTIL is a a search engine created primarily to help people find information on the public health system. A simple guidance, with all the resources that SUS (the Brazilian national health system) provides to the population.
Organization: Saútil - Internet Portal and Health Services
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For‐profit
Year of launch of the organization
Years in Operation
Operating for more than 5 years
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The project was born during a brainstorm in a coffee shop, after its founders, a doctor and another industrial designer, decided to join their experiences working with medical management and communication to create a solution that could help population to being more aware of their health rights through IT.
A way to combine medicine and communication to help people on a large scale.
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Saútil - Internet Portal and Health Services
Explain what the "innovation" is about, e.g., is it the idea and/or the model you use to accomplish the idea, or your understanding of the target population, etc.?
Saútil innovation was to apply information technology with a geo localized search engine, specifically for health resources.
Describe how your innovation model is distinct from any other organization in your field?
We know other organizations that treat health subject more generically - only informative material and content. Saútil goes beyond that, showing people where the resources are available and how to access them.
What type of operating environment and internal organizational factors make your innovation successful?
We are always updating our data research and new technologies, so that the final product is increasingly accessible.
How do you make sure you constantly innovate in light of (potential) external challenges, or your growth plan?
We maintain a high performance and motivated team so that any challenges or difficulties are overcome.
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Realign the incentives in the public healthcare system in mature markets, or
Health area (target market) where the need is [select only one]
Primary healthcare services
Categories along the health continuum you are covering [select all that apply]
Prevention, Follow-up, Social integration.
Please describe in more detail: what problem are you trying to solve in the organization's specific context?
Access to information is the main problem that we propose to solve. Low-income populations have too much trouble finding information and guidelines that meet their needs. Our purpose is to facilitate access and guide people in what they need.
Stage that best applies to your solution [select only one]
Start-up and growth (pilot is successful and starting to expand)
Core strategies of your business model [select all that apply]
Approaches to behavioral change at the individual level, Patient-centered design.
Most relevant tools you are using to implement the strategies outlined above [select only two]
Technology, Education/training.
Please describe your solution in more detail
The search engine for health resources we created aims to facilitate access to health resources, bringing the result to the user in 3 simple steps. First, you search the name of the service you need (drug, vaccine, consultation, exam, materials, equipment, health facilities). In the second step, we ask in which city, region or district you want to find it. And the third step already brings the results of the geo locations and guidelines necessary to obtain the demanded service/resource.
What are your vision and overall objectives?
Our vision is to be the primary means of access to health resources for the population. We have an universe of over 140 million people who do not have health insurance in Brazil and need to use the resources available in the SUS (the Brazilian public health system). Our goal is to inform and guide an increasingly larger number of people through various platforms: Internet, telephone, in person.
What is your value proposition?
Aware, guide and facilitate access to health resources for the population.
Who is your customer(s)?
Companies with employees who do not have the benefit of the health plan, and individuals in general.
What approaches to you use to reach your customers?
We approach our clients stating that, through the correct guidelines and access to quality resources, individuals' well being will be optimized and they will have a better performance at work and in their personal life.
What are your primary activities?
Educating the population about their health rights and how to get them through the search service on the Internet, and by nurses on the phone.
Who are your peers and competitors? What problems could these players pose to your success or growth?
Today's competitors focus on health information, instead of access information. These competitors could hinder our growth if they begin to offer the same kind of guidance to access that Saútil does. But as the market is very big and we have been pioneers, our main concern is to provide quality service to people.
What other challenges - individual, organizational, or environmental – are you currently facing or might hinder future success of your business, and how do you plan to overcome those?
One challenge we have is the cultural barrier of low-income people, especially elderlies who do not have much access to technology. That's the reason why we provide the same kind of guidance by phone, so it is accessible to all.
We also have the challenge of showing the public that despite the difficulties in accessing, SUS also has positives points. Today the population has a widespread view that the SUS does not work. We can change that perception with the help from SUS itself and through partnership with government, which we do not have yet.
Briefly describe your growth strategy going forward
Our growth strategy is based on the expansion of facilities and access platforms. We know that in Brazil we have approximately 55 million users of the classes C and D (low/medium classes). On the other hand, we have more than 200 million enabled telephone lines.
What dimensions for growth are you currently targeting for your innovation [select all that apply]
New customer group(s), New regions(s).
What makes your business "ready" for growth?
To have all the access information compiled for research made by our representatives, and also by the users through the search engine.
What are your key growth objectives?
Build a high performance service structure, scalable, to meet both an increasingly larger number of people, and also increasingly systematic research information.
What is your timeframe for growth, in the short and mid-term? What are the growth milestones and key activities going forward?
In the short term this year, we might have 50 thousand people served by Saútil. In the long term - 3 years - 1 million people.
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Today, we know the existence of people who obtained health resources through Saútil. One example is tha case published in magazines PEGN and Exame PME (some of the most prominent magazines focused on business and small/medium enterprises): a retired man needed two eyedrops to treat glaucoma and the medications that his doctor had prescribed costed R$ 180 (about US$90), and he could not afford it.
After a lot of searching without success, his daughter found Saútil on the internet and sent a message asking if the medicines were available in SUS. Our guidance was for her to ask the doctor to prescribe the recipe again, with the name of the active ingredient. She returned to the doctor who changed the recipe and after that she got the medicine for free in SUS.
What methods for quantification of social impact are you applying (if at all)?
We quantify and qualify the impact through testimonials sent to Saútil. We also stratify the amount of research in low-income neighborhoods.
Could your solution work in other geographies or regions? If so, where?
The solution already serves whole Brazil and can be replicated in other countries that have a similar model to the Brazilian.
What is your projected impact over the next 1-3 years?
In 1 year, we intend to impact 50 000 people as the example given above, and in 3 years, 1 million people
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Our current strategy is to achieve a faster revenue by selling advertising on the site and in the medium term through the sale of personalized service orientation, that can be really scalable.
Share of revenue generation in total income of organization (in percent)
Direct sales to patients or other beneficiaries (in percent)
Online advertising and personalized guidance service that can be sold to businesses and retail.
Of the possible sources of these sales listed below, check all that apply to your current strategy
Private businesses.
Licensing fees, e.g., for technology/franchise model (in percent)
Of the possible sources of these licensing opportunities listed below, check all that apply to your current strategy
Private businesses.
Service contract with organizations, e.g., government, NGOs (in percent)
Of the possible sources of the service contracts listed below, check all that apply to your current strategy
Private businesses.
Explain your revenue generation strategy in more detail
We have two main sources of revenue. Online advertising and personalized guidance service that can be sold to businesses and retail. This second source has a very low value compared to a health plan and the price can be scalable according to the number of employees a company has. This product can also be sold at retail for people who cannot afford health insurance, but want to have a channel to receive guidance for their questions at a low cost.
Share of philanthropy in total income of organization (in percent)
We do not work with philanthropy.
Philanthrophy strategies you are using
Explain your philanthropic approach in more detail
We do not work with philanthropy.
Expand on your selections; explain how you will sustain funding over the next 1-3 years.
We have two main sources of revenue. Online advertising and personalized guidance service that can be sold to businesses and retail.
Created on 04/29/2013 by EDS
For 10 years, Expedicionários da Saúde have been taking specialized medical treatment to indigenous or riverside geographically isolated communities, and doing so with high technology through a Mobile Surgical Center, social technology that enabled the completion of 20,944 medical consultations and performed 3,569 surgeries until today, improving the quality of life of its beneficiaries
Organization: Associação Expedicionários da Saúde
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Associação Expedicionários da Saúde
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Brazil, AM, comunidade indígenas isoladas no estado e ações complementares no Pará , Acre e RR
Type of Organization
Non‐profit/NGO
Year of launch of the organization
Years in Operation
Operating for more than 5 years
Has the organization received awards or honors? Please tell us about them
• SMCC Prize - Medicina Cirúrgica de Campinas Surgical Medicine Society – X Paes Leme Prize http://www.smcc.com.br/2010/Eventos/X%20Paes%20Leme/materia.html
• Dr. Citizen 2004 Prize - Associação Paulista de Medicina
• Thank you letter on aiding Haiti from the institutional security Cabinet ( Presidency) Minister Jorge Armando Felix
• Golden Staff / 2009
• Fundação Banco do Brasil Social Technology Prize / 2007 -Finalist
• Citizen Project- CPFL /2003
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Doctors and friends were spending their vacations in Pico da Neblina, and wondered why simple surgical procedures were so complex in isolated indigenous communities. Since one could not transfer the patient to major centers, they thought about bringing specialized care to them! The Program Operating in the Amazon and the social technology Mobile Surgical Center were created. In 10 years, 24 expeditions were conducted.
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OPERATING IN THE AMAZON PROGRAM - Mobile Surgical Center in Isolated Indigenous Communities
Explain what the "innovation" is about, e.g., is it the idea and/or the model you use to accomplish the idea, or your understanding of the target population, etc.?
The public health agencies in the Amazon perform preventive and healing care with great difficulty, due to difficulties in accessing the communities. Treating severe cases and performing elective surgeries depend on moving the patients to the closest medical centers in the region, which can take days. There are also difficulties related with moving indigenous patients and their families to urban centers. The medical centers lack specialized care. They are commonly overcrowded and don't always have access to high tech. People end up drawn from social and productive life for not having access to relatively simple surgical procedures. EDS conducts anual high tech expeditions with voluntary doctors to perform surgeries. EDS believes that it is important to broaden the dialogue with the society as a whole - the government, communities, universities and other institutions - on the importance of having effective health care public policies for remote areas in Brazil, and our work seeks to contribute to this problem. It envolves volunteering, intersectoral partnerships (government, NGOs, businesses), participation of the beneficiary community, interdisciplinary and highly specialized technical teams, high technology and strong social impact. The Mobile Surgical Center, adapted to the needs of the community, structured with high-tech equipment and working inside indigenous communities. An innovative way of working, performed in Brazil for the first time by a ONG. A social technology that can be replicated and extended to other regions.
Describe how your innovation model is distinct from any other organization in your field?
There are similar projects operating in the region, particularly in the fields of primary health, examinations and consultations. Médicos sem Fronteiras (Doctors Without Borders) is an organization that we visited at the beginning of our work. Some of our processes have been adapted from their experience, but over the years we had to seek our own model, adequate to our size, profile and specially customized to the reality we face in the north of the country
What type of operating environment and internal organizational factors make your innovation successful?
Partnership with local agents to do the selection of the surgical cases, transportation and lodging for patients and postoperative follow-up. Partnership with local stakeholders who support the doctors' mobility in the area and the transportation of equipment and supplies. Community support to adequate infrastructure for the establishment of the Mobile Surgical Center or the existence of a local surgical center in good conditions. Support from companies: donation of equipments, drugs, supplies, transportation and sponsoring the logistics of each expedition, which takes about four months to be organized. Partnership with health professionals working in the regions where the program is implemented. Partnership with regional hospital when a risk factor is identified, Strong internal management control.
How do you make sure you constantly innovate in light of (potential) external challenges, or your growth plan?
With the support from the external consultancy agency Deloitte, we are developing a management and financial plan so we can be anually audited. We intend to have an Advisory Council to improve the governance of the organization. Development of an ethics and conduct code in order to consolidate the practices we today advocate and perform in the organization. Together with indigenous health care public agencies, we identified new areas with high demand for specialized medicine, and for this reason we extended our work to Pará, Acre and Roraima, proving that the social technology is appropriate for different realities.
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Bring accessible healthcare to communities in emerging markets
Health area (target market) where the need is [select only one]
Other specialty care
Categories along the health continuum you are covering [select all that apply]
Detection, Intervention, Follow-up.
Please describe in more detail: what problem are you trying to solve in the organization's specific context?
Isolated indigenous communities in the Amazon receive primary and preventive health care from the government. Serious cases and elective surgeries depend on moving patients to distant medical centers. In the region, there is a high incidence of equatorial cataract, pterygium, hernias. Only the most severe cases are treated, and the waiting line is long. There are many difficulties related to moving the indigenous and their families to urban centers, which are very different from their natural habitat. There are hundreds of people drawn from social productive life for not having access to relatively simple surgical procedures. EDS, through the mobile surgical center's social technology, has transformed this reality with surgical expeditions, specialized medical care to the geographically isolated indigenous population.
Stage that best applies to your solution [select only one]
Scaling (growing impact on a regional or global scale)
Core strategies of your business model [select all that apply]
Patient-centered design, Redesign of the public healthcare system for more efficiency (in terms of processes, structure etc.), New/redefined roles for healthcare service provision, Unconventional partnerships (between traditional healthcare players and players outside healthcare).
Most relevant tools you are using to implement the strategies outlined above [select only two]
Technology, New skills, Education/training, Community financing, Others.
If other, specify here:
Alianças intersetoriais: governo, empresas e sociedade civil e forte apoio da imprensa
Please describe your solution in more detail
Partnerships involved in the expeditions' logistics: SESAI, FUNAI, Special Indigenous Sanitary Districts (DSEI), local municipalities, Ministry of Defence, the Brazilian Air Force, the Amazon Military Command, Leaderships of the indigenous community treated. All these partners contribute directly to facilitate the care provided in the community, from planning to execution. Also, from the point of view of promoting the work and cause, we have strong support of the national press and we already have international repercussions, with media vehicles such as "The Economist"
What are your vision and overall objectives?
Mission: Bring specialized medical care, especially surgery, to the indigenous and riverside population that live geographically isolated, with great quality of service and responsible management.
Vision: Create a reference model for specialized medical care to populations that are geographically isolated. Associação Expedicionários da Saúde / EDS is a Brazilian non-profit organization created in 2003 by a group of volunteer doctors, that aims to bring specialized medicine, especially surgical care, to indigenous peoples who live isolated in the Brazilian Amazon. It is a complementary service to health care public programs. It aims to prevent the patient and his family from traveling to urban centers, which is not always feasible.
What is your value proposition?
EDS' intention with its Social Technology is to put an end to the surgical demand of the Indigenous and Riverside Populations that live isolated from major medical centers in the Brazilian Amazon. The results achieved to date, the credibility and visibility of the project, demonstrate that we are on the right track. But this is an action that involves medical infrastructure, equipment and complex logistics, which requires the need for Expanding and Strengthening Partnerships.
Who is your customer(s)?
Indigenous populations isolated from the major medical centers in the Brazilian Amazon. At first, patients that require clinical and/or surgical care in the specialties of the medical expeditionaries team will be selected. Since February 2004, the organization provided 20,944 clinical treatments and performed 3,569 surgeries to indigenous peoples from the Brazilian Amazon. Also, in 2010, after the earthquake in Haiti, EDS sent 7 SOS Haiti teams, having performed 359 surgeries and 1,407 outpatient treatments.
What approaches to you use to reach your customers?
Mobilizing opinion leaders, identifying the region, diagnosis, demand profile are activities carried out with close involvement and support from SESAI, FUNAI, Special Indigenous SanitaryDistricts (DSEI), local municipalities and indigenous community leaders. Among the actions of sensitization and mobilization, there are partnerships with local health agents trained to perform screening (surgical cases selection and consultations). Patients are informed of the date when the collective surgical effort will be held and partners provide transportation and lodging.
What are your primary activities?
There are three annual expeditions to perform: surgeries, guidance for pre and postoperative care, special diagnosis and referral of the cases with which the team is not prepared to act in loco. Those expeditions take place in communities that have some structure to receive a large amount of people (patients, families, physicians, and logistics). Besides the general coordinators, there are coordinators per specialty: ophthalmology, general surgery, pediatric, orthopedics. The medical school at UNICAMP - University of Campinas, provides volunteer doctors, who orient the local teams on how to identify surgical cases in the offered specialties. Assessment, during and post expedition, of the results and the work processes involving all stakeholders.
Who are your peers and competitors? What problems could these players pose to your success or growth?
There are similar projects operating in the region, particularly in primary health care, examinations and consultations. Part of our processes have been adapted from the experience of some of these projects, but over the years we had to seek our own model, proper for our size, profile and customized to the reality we face in north of the country.Partners: medical volunteers, SESAI-Special Secretariat for indigenous health care, FUNAI - National Indian Foundation, DSEIs - Special Indigenous Sanitary Districts, local municipalities, Ministry of Defence, the Brazilian Air Force, the Amazon Military Command, Leaderships in the indigenous community.
What other challenges - individual, organizational, or environmental – are you currently facing or might hinder future success of your business, and how do you plan to overcome those?
achievement of the 26th EXPEDITION in August in the Yanomami region, the 27th November EXPEDITION in Raposa Serra do Sol. Have 90% of local staff trained and qualified by EDS to perform the patients' screening and specialized diagnosis. Continue with the SOS Haiti expeditions - so far we have conducted seven expeditions in 2010 with a total of 359 orthopedic and trauma surgeries and 1,407 outpatient treatments. Our biggest challenge in 2013 is to develop partnerships that contribute to the financial sustainability of our organization and the continuity of expeditions.
However, this is an action that involves medical infrastructure, equipment and complex logistics. Because of this, Expanding and Strengthening Partnerships is needed.
Briefly describe your growth strategy going forward
Develop diagnosis methodologies that can fasten up the process of identifying demand. Be able to act in two expeditions simultaneously and occasionally in situations of humanitarian aid. Enhance intersectorial alliances mechanisms. Expand partnership with the private sector. Improve internal Management and governance with specialized consultant agency (Deloitte)
What dimensions for growth are you currently targeting for your innovation [select all that apply]
New regions(s).
What makes your business "ready" for growth?
Support and credibility together with strategic partners in the public and private spheres, recognition of our work by the press and thought leaders. Significant results, being that until November 2012, 24 expeditions were carried out: a total of 3,569 surgeries and 20,944 clinical treatments. Improvement of internal management, governance processes and approved social technology
What are your key growth objectives?
EDS' intention with its Social Technology is to give an end to the surgical demand of the Indigenous Populations that live isolated from major medical centers in the Amazon. For this, we need support from institutional partners and financial resources to enable our expeditions.
What is your timeframe for growth, in the short and mid-term? What are the growth milestones and key activities going forward?
Perform three expeditions in 2013 - the one in April is already confirmed. Have 90% of the local staff trained and qualified by EDS, to conduct patient screenings and specialized diagnosis. Have enough resources to perform three expeditions in 2014. In a medium-term, continue with SOS Haiti expeditions. So far, we have conducted seven expeditions in 2010, with a total of 359 orthopedic and trauma surgeries and 1,407 outpatient treatments and we are seeking partners to enable the creation of an orthopedics-specialized hospital.
read more↓↑ hide↑ hideWhat has been the impact of your solution to date?
The biggest impact is on the patient, but we benefit all the indigenous health care system, since EDS provides the team with technical training, also security procedure and postoperative orientation. The local government acknowledges the importance of the partnership, because this collective surgical effort is the only way to deal with repressed demand and delays in the referrals to the reference network. It avoids having to move patients to the cities, has high technology in treatment, just as specialists, and saves money, because the expedition otimizes public resources. With regards to the indigenous patients, recovering one's vision or getting rid of a disabling hernia, allows them to recover their self-esteem, get back to work, hunt and fish and improves the community's quality of life.
What methods for quantification of social impact are you applying (if at all)?
Number of treatments and surgeries performed per expedition. Report of the postoperative.Assessment reunion with the local health teams. Assessment reunion with the expedition medical team. Number of voluntary doctors that return to the program. Satisfaction and support provided by institutional partners. The partners involved evaluate the work performed and in a participative process contribute to the planning and improvement of the activities.
Spontaneous media: press coverage that reinforces the importance of the work done and gives credibility to the organization, facilitating the establishment of new partnerships.
Could your solution work in other geographies or regions? If so, where?
Yes, it was tested in Pará, Acre and Roraima and in Haiti afther the 2010 Earthquake. The Mobile Surgical Center is adapted to the needs of the community, structured with high tech equipments and specialized medical team. An innovative manner to work, for the first time utilized in Brazil by a NGO. A social technology that can be replicated and amplified to other regions, as we have already demonstrated,
What is your projected impact over the next 1-3 years?
EDS believes that it is important to broaden the dialogue with the society as a whole, the government, communities, universities and other institutions about the importance of Brazil having effective public policies to care for remote areas, since it is very difficult to promote the internalization of medicine. The mobile surgical center's social technology is demonstrably a good alternative to taking specialized medicine to geographically isolated regions.
read more↓↑ hide↑ hideElaborate on your current financing strategy
Presenting projects to private and public partners
Fund raising with partners
Events to raise funds
Share of revenue generation in total income of organization (in percent)
60% private resources, 30% public partnerships, 10% funds raised with individuals
Direct sales to patients or other beneficiaries (in percent)
Of the possible sources of these sales listed below, check all that apply to your current strategy
Licensing fees, e.g., for technology/franchise model (in percent)
Of the possible sources of these licensing opportunities listed below, check all that apply to your current strategy
Service contract with organizations, e.g., government, NGOs (in percent)
Government, not as a contract. Formal partnership propostion for punctual actions. No cash receivement
Of the possible sources of the service contracts listed below, check all that apply to your current strategy
Regional government, National government.
Explain your revenue generation strategy in more detail
Companies, embassies, consulates, Institutions and Foundations: financial resources, equipment, medications and inputs donations. Local and national government: logistic and transportation infrastructure, support team to enable the expeditions. Other resources in special individuals that enable the NGO's administration structure (rent, phone, salaries, etc)
Share of philanthropy in total income of organization (in percent)
60% companies, 30% public partnerships, 10% individuals and others
Philanthrophy strategies you are using
Diversified strategy.
Explain your philanthropic approach in more detail
Only through partnerships it is possible to enable such a complex surgical expedition. In this sense, without the government's operational support, for example through the FAB and Amazonia's Miliraty Command, we wouldn't have access to the communities bringing tons of equipments. So the feasibility of the project is related to partnership diversity and sources of resources, be it financial, material or human
Expand on your selections; explain how you will sustain funding over the next 1-3 years.
The results are expressive and the government considers the cost-benefit to be evident. There are no possibilities that the public managers would be able to make available such equipments and medical team as we have been doing. But is is necessary to improve partnerships and look for a broader autonomy, amplifying financial revenues to diminish the dependence on some aspects, such as transportation,
