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What elements do you think are most important for viable models to deliver healthcare in resource-poor settings? We considered AMPATH, Aravind, CFWshops, and others.
Let’s look at CFWshops. In class, we used what we learned from the material presented here, discussing: What are the advantages and disadvantages of this existing model? Where could you see scope [...]
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We had a fascinating discussion about the promise that franchising offers in the quest for efficient, scalable, sustainable models for global health delivery in resource-constrained settings. Could being “in business for yourself but not by yourself” offer a way to link social benefits to individuals’ drive to build and create?
First, it’s important to understand what [...]
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Our first two weeks offered a broad introduction to global health delivery, and in the second two weeks we examined key issues likely to be important to our student projects, particularly around scaling up and cross-subsidization. We also touched on process improvement and supplies management, as well as questions connected to revenue generation.
We’ve used these [...]
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Here at MIT Sloan, we love models. We like to analyze; we like plans, descriptions, evidence, and tests. When it comes to what works and what doesn’t in global health delivery, we are not quite comfortable with the state of shared knowledge. In many ways, that is the reason behind this class–and the motivating interest [...]
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Health stories from AllAfrica.com
