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A New Approach to Healthcare in Africa

A narrated presentation contributed by Anne Roos-Weil of Pesinet from the SHOPS mHealth eConference, held on May 5, 2010.

Le Réseau pour l’Afrique : Des liens entre les secteurs public et privé pour la santé

Le but du réseau SHOPS pour l’Afrique est de stimuler l’échange des expériences et des meilleurs pratiques en partenariat avec le secteur de santé privé.De partager les outils et le matériel utilisés, de s’engager et s’associer avec le secteur de santé privé et renforcer les capacités dans les…

Network for Africa: Public-Private Linkages for Health

The purpose of the SHOPS Network for Africa is to foster the exchange of experiences and best practices in partnering with the private health sector, share tools and materials used to engage and partner with the private health sector and build capacity within the public and private sectors to…

The Globe: Is the Bottom of the Pyramid Really for You?

Below is a short excerpt from the article "The Globe: Is the Bottom of the Pyramid Really for You?" authored by Ashish Karamchandani, Mike Kubzansky and Nishant Lalwani of the Monitor Group and featured in the March edition of the Harvard Business Review.

If your company is intrigued by…

Expanding Point-of-Use Water Treatment in Rwanda Results and Lessons Learned

Rwanda, a small country with a population of more than 10 million, 1 is located in central East Africa. Extreme levels of poverty, low education and poor health resulted in a 2009 UNDP Human Development Report ranking of 167 out of 182 countries. Over 80 percent of the population lives in rural…

Assuring Rural Access to Water Treatment Products in Kenya’s Coast Province Results and Lessons Learned

Kenya, located in eastern Africa, has a population of 38.5 million 1 and ranks 147th out of 182 countries in the United Nations Human Development Index (HDI), 2009. Such a ranking is indicative of Kenya’slow per capita income, lower educational levels and the population’s relatively short life…

Augmenter l’utilisation du traitement de l’eau des ménages au Sud Kivu, République démocratique du Congo : Résultats et leçons apprises

L’un des plus grands pays d’Afrique par sa taille et par sa population, la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) est aussi l’un des plus pauvres du monde. Selon l’Indice du développement humain des Nations Unies pour 2010, il se situe à la 168e place sur 169 pays, juste avant le Zimbabwe1. L’…

Building a Viable Commercial Market for Household Water Treatment Products at the Base of the Pyramid

Appropriate water disinfection at the household level can improve microbial water quality and significantly reduce diarrheal episodes, yet achieving sustainable national scale up of household water treatment (HWT) programs and changing behaviors of the targeted populations who do not have access…

Expanding use of household water treatment in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo Results and Lessons Learned

One of the largest countries in Africa in both size and population, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the poorest in the world. According to the 2010 UN Development Index, it ranks 168th out of 169 countries, ahead of only Zimbabwe.1 For DRC’s 71 million people, life expectancy is…

Providing Safe Drinking Water in Benin: The POUZN Aquatabs Program Results and Lessons Learned

Benin is one of the poorest and least developed countries of the world, ranking 161/182 in the UN’s Human Development Index for 2009. Sixty-six percent of the population resides in rural areas. Overall health indicators are poor, with a low life expectancy of 56 years and high infant (78/1000…