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!
PharmAccess Group and the Joep Lange Institute were awarded the Dragon's Endorsement for our M-TIBA platform and the insights it has given into the value of care in Africa. Read more
The Supervisory Board of PharmAccess Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Monique Dolfing-Vogelenzang as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PharmAccess, effective 1 May 2018. Read more
FACTS AFRICA launched a partnership with PharmAccess Group’s Medical Credit Fund on 19 April 2018. Together, these organizations will be able to finance more small-to-medium-enterprises. Today, we will be taking a closer look at the first loan this partnership was able to set out: a five million Ksh loan to the Ruai Family Hospital. Read more
ITU - the United Nations Specialized agency for information and communication technologies features how the savings potential of M-TIBA and CarePay can bring access to health care closer for all! 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.
