-
Avon, Amway … Africa?: Can the direct sales agent model work for health goods at the BoP? Part 1
It’s not easy marketing health products to the BoP. Challenges range from remote distribution to customers’ limited awareness of the products’ benefits or correct usage. That’s why some companies are recruiting local sales teams to sell health products directly to their communities. But how can the Avon/Amway model work for low-margin goods at the BoP? The SHOPS Project analyzed five business models in Africa over 16 months. In Part 1 of this Q&A, lead researcher Michael Kubzansky describes its findings.
- Categories
- Education, Health Care, Social Enterprise
- Tags
- public health, research
-
The BoP Century?: The exciting (or scary) implications of demographics for global health and social enterprise (Bi-weekly Checkup, 7/20/13)
By 2100, Nigeria is projected to have a population of almost 1 billion. Other sub-Saharan African countries will also experience spectacular growth, and the population of developing countries will far surpass that of the rest of the world. We explore these possible changes and their exciting (or disturbing) implications in NextBillion Health Care’s Bi-weekly Checkup.
- Categories
- Health Care, Social Enterprise
- Tags
- public health
-
No Fortune at the BoP?: Economist Paul Clyde on the challenges of health care delivery in emerging markets – Part 2
Paul Clyde is an itinerant economic adviser and a faculty member at the University of Michigan. He has advised or run over 40 projects in 10 emerging markets, helping develop financially sustainable health care delivery models. In part 2 of this Q&A, he discusses the primary challenges BoP countries face in health care delivery, and how their health systems’ evolution could reshape their economies.
- Categories
- Health Care, Social Enterprise
-
No Fortune at the BoP?: Globe-trotting economist Paul Clyde on the promise (and limitations) of health care delivery models that serve the poor – Part 1
Paul Clyde is an itinerant economic adviser and faculty member at the University of Michigan. He has advised or run over 40 projects in 10 emerging markets, helping develop financially sustainable health care delivery models. In part 1 of this Q&A, he talks about the BoP health care sector’s evolution, and gives a frank assessment of existing business models.
- Categories
- Environment, Health Care, Social Enterprise
- Tags
- public health
-
A Growing Network of Global Health Innovators: CHMI announces new partners and strategy to scale up cutting-edge health care solutions
The Center for Health Market Innovations (CMHI) recently expanded its network of regional partners. These organizations are working to catalyze the scale-up, replication and improvement of innovative health care delivery programs in countries like Nigeria, India, Pakistan, the Philippines and Kenya. CHMI invites the NextBillion community to connect with these partners.
- Categories
- Health Care, Social Enterprise
-
Accelerating What Works to Fix What Doesn’t: How the IPIHD’s free programs can help health care innovators
People are fundamentally wired to focus on what is broken. But when addressing ineffective health care systems, it often makes sense to ask what IS working and how it can be replicated. In that spirit, the International Partnership for Innovative Healthcare Delivery is seeking health care innovators to join its network and make use of its free programs.
- Categories
- Education, Health Care, Social Enterprise
- Tags
- public health, research
-
Where Does Innovation Meet Scale?: Leveraging cross-sector collaborations to expand impact
How can the innovation of the social enterprise sector meet the scale of the World Bank, USAID, the United Nations, or emerging market governments? This collision has the potential to create new systems, shatter old ones, and ultimately make us more effective and efficient at delivering products and services to the poor. Blair Miller explores some promising cross-sector collaborations - and the opportunities they signify for social enterprise.
- Categories
- Health Care, Social Enterprise
- Tags
- public health
-
Social Enterprise Through a Wide Angle Lens : G20 Inclusive Business Workshop Asia focuses on benefits beyond income
Following the annual G20 Summit in Mexico last June, the G20 Challenge was created to celebrate some of the world’s most accomplished social entrepreneurs. Moreover, in order to showcase the winners and share lessons learned at a local level, it began its Regional Inclusive Business Workshops, which bring together select groups of social entrepreneurs, ecosystem builders, policy makers, and academics to discuss salient challenges and innovative ways to surmount them.
- Categories
- Health Care, Social Enterprise
Subscribe to Our Weekly Newsletter, "NextBillion Notes"
Published each Wednesday, our e-newsletter features NextBillion's latest original articles, along with a selection of news, jobs, bizdev opportunities and events from our recent coverage — and regular conference ticket giveaways.
We respect your privacy. Your information is safe and will never be shared.
Don't miss out. Subscribe today.