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People living with HIV in South Africa, who access antiretroviral therapy (ART) before their immune systems are severely compromised, have life expectancies close to that of the general population, researchers have found.
South Africa: People On Art Have Near Normal Life ExpectanciesBlog Post
Insurers, mobile-phone companies and behind-the-scenes administrators also involved have learned that mobile networks and microinsurance are potentially a great fit. The challenge for the future is getting people to pay.
Africa’s Microinsurance Maze: Early trial-and-error efforts could lead to coverage for 1 billion in 2013Blog Post
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have come to the forefront of global health discussions - hypertension was even the focus of the 2013 World Health Day. But in spite of the attention, there’s still limited access to NCD care and treatments in developing countries, and limited public awareness of their symptoms. As the global health community seeks solutions to these problems, can the tactics of developed countries like the U.S. serve as a model?
Hypertension Gets its Moment: Following World Health Day, what’s ahead for a global response?Blog Post
When Afghanistan is in the news, it’s not generally because of health care. But alongside the country’s political turmoil, its health care system has been undergoing a transformation of its own. Departing from its long-standing distrust of for-profit health care, the Afghan government is now seeking to engage with the private sector. CHMI’s Rose Reis interviews Dr. Omarzaman Sayedi of Futures Group about the country’s transition to a free-market health system.
A Turbulent Transition: Afghanistan’s private health care sector emergesBlog Post
Discussion of global health efforts often focuses on the newest medicine or latest advanced device. But a new study by the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health found impressive results in an approach that’s been around for decades: community health workers. By employing local community members to provide access to basic health care, community health worker programs play an important role in countries with a shortage of doctors, nurses and other health professionals.
Saving Lives Efficiently: A new study measures the impact of community health workersBlog Post
When people think of innovative business models in BoP health care, they often think of delivery or supply chain innovations. But there’s also a wealth of experimentation on the health financing side, involving everything from micro-insurance to subscription fees. Sevamob, an Indian social enterprise, uses a subscription model. In this Q&A, Shelley Saxena, Sevamob’s founder, discusses the advantages and challenges of this approach.
Subscribing to Better Health: How Sevamob’s model helps patients – and its bottom lineBlog Post
Over the last two decades, a range of affordable devices and equipment have been created to provide 4 billion people at the base of the pyramid (BoP) with life-changing benefits. Yet, progress in marketing these devices has been frustratingly slow as marketers struggle to convince BoP families that future benefits (cost savings or increased income) justify their investments. The “Marketing Innovative Devices for the Base of the Pyramid” project analyzed 15 pioneer organizations selling life-changing devices to low-income people around the world.
Learning from the Pioneers: Marketing innovative devices for the BoPBlog Post
Which districts have the highest concentration of financial inclusion actors? How does the coverage of these services correlate with the basic demography and infrastructure across a given country? The MIX’s India Map of Financial Inclusion has answers, but also presents more questions for financial inclusion researchers and enterprises.
A Curious Landscape: Visualizing data on the India Map of Financial Inclusion
