Our Model

Improving Health Outcomes for the Most Poor and Underserved

The right equation.

Medical Equipment

+

Biomedical Support

+

Clinical
Training & Assessments

+

Community Health Grants

=
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Improved Health Outcomes

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Annual Collaborative Impact

700,000

Patients Served

16,000

Clean, Safe, Respectful Deliveries

300,000

Lab Tests for Better Diagnosis +
Treatment

55% → 85%

Increased Clinical Skills after Training and Mentoring

LEVERAGE = 3.40 X

Our funding contribution is multiplied over 3 times with matching funds from the Segal Family Foundation, donations of new medical equipment and funding for our biomedical program from the DAK Foundation and funding from the CRI Foundation supporting Community Health Worker Programs in underserved communities in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The Problem

  • Properly staffed and well managed non-profit hospitals & clinics in sub-Saharan Africa often lack basic medical equipment (e.g.; a radiant warmer, incubator) - severely limiting their ability to improve health outcomes.
  • They are often unaware of how to procure quality medical equipment. They have limited or no funds to procure the needed equipment and they have no biomedical support to install, train or develop a biomedical program (i.e.; to sustain the equipment).
  • Medical staffs need training in neonatal & delivery protocols, general clinical training and standard operating procedures.
  • Failure by governments and Ministries of Health to establish functional community health systems require specific interventions and funding (Gaps Grants) to improve health outcomes

SOLUTION - The Model

Collaborating to Solve the Problem

Identify & Qualify non-profit NGOs Operating Hospitals & Clinics

The Gould Family Foundation (GFF), Segal Family Foundation (SFF,) and collaborating foundations

Assess Infrastructure, Staff Training Levels, Medical Equipment & Clinical Training Needs – Develop Budget

GFF

Fund Clinic Upgrade Project

GFF, SFF, DAK Australia & collaborating foundations,

Procure, Test/Refurbish, Package & Deliver Medical Equipment & Supplies, Develop Biomedical Programs

GFF, DAK Australia

Provide Clinical Training & Assessment Program

Develop & Fund Gap Grants

GFF & LifeNet International


GFF

Monitor, Evaluate, Enhance

GFF

“Each year, 2.9 million newborns needlessly die within their first month and an additional 2.6 million are stillborn.  The main causes, which are preventable and treatable, are complications due to prematurity, complications during delivery, and infection.”

The Gates Foundation

Funding Model

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Gould Family Foundation

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Collaborating Foundation

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NGO partner

  • Act as a Catalyst

    Providing qualified,  community-led HEALTH NGOs with quality medical equipment, biomedical support, clinical training and Community focused health grants (Gap Grants).

  • reduce neonatal and maternal mortality rates

    Improve the health outcomes achieved at the clinics and hospitals we serve in sub-Saharan Africa.

  • Clinic - Hospital Upgrade Program

    Providing prenatal screening , clean, safe deliveries and post-delivery care for mothers and infants in sub-Saharan Africa

Our mission is to improve health outcomes for the poor and underserved in sub-Saharan Africa.more

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