PharmAccess is a group of non-profit organizations dedicated to improving access to quality healthcare in Africa. PharmAccess mobilizes public and private resources for the benefit of doctors and patients through clinical standards and quality improvements, loans for healthcare providers, health insurance, mHealth innovations and operational research.
This integrated approach is made possible by the following organizations:
Africa is at a crossroads
Mobile technology is disrupting every layer of society at an unprecedented pace. “The biggest social equalizer now in this part of the world, I believe is a cell phone,” explains Dr. Khama Rogo, Head of Health in Africa Initiative, IFC/World Bank Group in the documentary titled The Great Escape. The documentary was made for the Joep Lange Institute.
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Access to healthcare is one of the biggest challenges in Kenya. Mobile health platform M-TIBA provides access to better healthcare for Kenyans by connecting people to clinics and healthcare funders through a mobile health wallet. M-TIBA enables people to receive funds, to save, and pay for medical treatment at clinics, directly trough their mobile phone.
Change the life of a Kenyan family today
The digital revolution makes it possible to reach people directly. PharmAccess has initiated the HealthConnect Foundation and launched an innovative platform that allows peer-to-peer funding, with the aim of supporting access to basic healthcare. This pilot connects people in the Netherlands with 2000 families in Nairobi. Join the campaign!
A closer look at the digital health pilots' impact in Tanzania. Read more
Dive into "Digital health financing and delivery: What can the Netherlands learn from Africa?" with World Bank's Khama Rogo, Ministry of Foreign Affairs's Aaltje de Roos, and Achmea's Jeroen Kemperman. Read more
PharmAccess hosted a Succession Planning Symposium in collaboration with Healthcare Management Solutions and Strathmore Business School. Read more
Dutch current affairs magazine Vrij Nederland has published a lengthy article by Joep Lange's son Max. After the tragic death of his father in 2014, Max started a personal journey to better understand the impact Joep Lange had in this world. Read more
Dive into "Digital health financing and delivery: What can the Netherlands learn from Africa?" with World Bank's Khama Rogo, Ministry of Foreign Affairs's Aaltje de Roos, and Achmea's Jeroen Kemperman. Read more
About the PharmAccess Group
The PharmAccess Group is dedicated to improving access to better healthcare in Africa. It mobilizes public and private resources for the benefit of doctors and patients through clinical standards and quality improvements, loans for healthcare providers, health insurance, mHealth innovations and operational research.
Health Insurance Fund, a fund for innovative and inclusive quality healthcare for Africa, supports the activities of the PharmAccess Group. Medical Credit Fund facilitates loans and technical assistance for private healthcare SMEs. SafeCare benchmarks quality levels and helps healthcare providers to improve their services. This integrated approach was initiated and is implemented by the PharmAccess Foundation. Together, these organizations form the PharmAccess Group.
