Djantoli (formerly Pesinet) designs and deploys innovative proximity (technology-based) services targeting children and their mothers. These services include regular home-based health monitoring, health insurance, and education to prevention.
Adopt-A-Doctor
Country of Operation
Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Sierra Leone
Approach
Target geography
Target Population
Target income level
- Bottom 20%
- Lower-middle income (20-40%)
- Middle-income (40-60%)
- Higher middle-income (60-80%)
- High-income (80-100%)
Health focus
- Primary care
Summary
Adopt a Doctor alleviates the problem of high human resource turnover rates and lack of experienced physicians in health facilities by providing financial aid and other critical resources to help doctors continue serving the poorest communities.Program goals
Adopt A Doctor works to stop the brain drain that is drawing experienced physicians away from the poorest countries in Africa.
Key program components
How we identify our doctors
We work with hospital administrators to identify doctors within our target countries for which our stipends will make the greatest impact. We also collaborate with multiple international organizations which share our values; Global Alliance to Immunize Against AIDS Vaccine Foundation (GAIA), the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) through its Hospital Revitalization Program, and the Mali Health Organizing Project (MHOP).
Our contract with our doctors
In exchange for financial aid, doctors in our program sign a contract committing to remain in their country and practice medicine for at least 7 years. Should a doctors leave before the 7 years to pursue a more lucrative career in another country, he or she must return all funds received from Adopt A Doctor.
Why we are effective
The structure of Adopt A Doctor allows us to make a significant impact within our target countries without experiencing governmental and political roadblocks.
Financials
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