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Highlights: 2011

In Highlights: 2011, CHMI publishes observations about Health Market Innovations from its first phase of work.

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Smiling Sun Franchise gives patients a lot to smile about

A visit to Bangladesh’s largest private healthcare network

Smiling Sun Clinic

The red and yellow color scheme is evident everywhere you look. Brightly painted lines run along every room and hallway, and a smiling sun adorns window curtains and posters displaying health information. We are at the Surjer Hashi Clinic outside of Dhaka, one of the 325 clinic networked by the Smiling Sun Franchise Program (SSFP), a USAID-funded initiative that has grown to become the largest private healthcare network in the country.

Weekly News Roundup

News, Events and Observations about Health Markets in the Developing World

CHMI Network News

Saude Crianca was featured in new documentary about social entrepreneurs called "Quem se importa" or "Who Cares". Click here to check it out!

This week, Forbes published a list of the 10 Startups Changing the World And What We Can Learn From Them.

AfDB e-Health awards for programs improving access, utilization, and efficiency in Africa

Deadline to apply approaching!

A phone used by Jacaranda Health staff

The use of information and communication technology in the health sector, commonly known as eHealth, is an appealing solution to addressing the many challenges facing health systems in Africa. However, interventions in e- and m-Health on the continent have remained small in scale.

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