A remote Congolese island offers a test case for improving the country’s health care

From Amy Lieberman / Devex: Amani Global Works provides free healthcare to remote communities in the Great Lakes region in Africa. The organization is creating a replicable model of direct delivery of care that trains practitioners, including community health workers, finances the delivery of care, and ensures infrastructure is upgraded to meet care delivery requirements.

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Organization:

Amani Global Works

Social Innovator:

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Issue Areas:

Community Health Workers, Healthcare, Maternal and Infant Health

Problem-Solving Strategies:

Addressing Underlying Issues, Community Control and Ownership, Eliminating Barriers, Embracing the Power of Relationships, Empowering People, Establishing Social Norms, Expanding Access, Last-Mile Delivery, Meeting People Where They Are At, Practicing Human Centered Design

Communities Served:

Communities Experiencing Economic Hardship, Rural Communities

Locations Where The Organization Works:

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda

Notes:

Skoll Grantee

Date:

November 8, 2019

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