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Vision
We envision a world where basic healthcare is accessible to every individual in the developing world.
Our Passion
We share a common passion to bring affordable healthcare to poor people who live in African countries. We are in the business of building better communities through improved access to affordable private sector healthcare. With a strong passion to spare the poor from needless suffering and death, we are building the Ghanaian economy through public health improvement and microenterprise development for community nurses.
Key Leaders
The key management team have in-depth business experience in the U.S., Ghana and Uganda, including extensive experience in building and operating franchise organizations. Kojo Benjamin Taylor,Founder and CEO. Mr. Taylor is a senior executive with 22 years experience in leading and growing a broad range of companies,especially franchised organizations. He founded a technology services company and built that company into a $70 Million franchised organization with 300 employees in 15 US cities.The company was successfuly sold to ExecuTrain Corporation,a division of IDG Inc. (Publishers of "Books For Dummies".)Under his leadership,the company was twice recognized on the INC 500 listing as one of the fastest growing private companies in America. MEDA distinguished Mr. Taylor as “Entrepreneur of the Year”. A native of Ghana, he was recognized by President Clinton for his business accomplishments. The governor of Minnesota appointed him to the Urban Initiative Board. Besides serving on the board of St. Cloud State University’s Business School,Minnesota Business Magazine and Metropolitan Economic Development Association, Kojo has been a board member of 9 different corporations, ranging from non-profit organizations like YMCA to international franchise companies. Dr. Kwabena Darko, Chairman,Ghana Dr. Darko is the founder of one of Ghana's most successful private enterprises, Darko Farms & Co. Ltd. The company produces more than 50% of Ghana's table eggs and day-old chickens. He has advanced poultry science in Ghana and has received numerous awards for his contributions to the field. He serves on several boards including, The Bank of Ghana, Sinapi Aba trust, and Opportunity International Network. He was a presidential candidate of Ghana and served as the board chairman for the Assemblies of God bookstores. As the international secretary for Full Gospel Businessman's Fellowship, he has conducted leadership seminars in several countries and was responsible for the establishment of FGBMI chapters across Africa. Mr. Darko has written and presented many articles on business, operations and agriculture in Ghana. Abhi Vase,Strategic Relationships Mr. Vase is currently a strategic advisor who performed the social impact analysis for the model. Abhi is a biomedical engineer who is passionate about healthcare in the developing world. He graduated from Stanford University where he was actively involved in promoting social entrepreneurship and innovation. Abhi has run social entrepreneurship competitions and has been an assessor for the Worldbank Development Marketplace. Abhi is also active as a device engineer making affordable medical technologies available to the developing world. Mr. Vase worked for St. Jude Medical in an operations and development role and currently works at a medical device startup in the Bay Area. Joy Fellman, MSN, FNP. Medical Practitioner. Ms. Joy Fellman, is a certified family nurse practitioner with over 18 years experience in the healthcare field. She has practiced in hospital clinical settings and community health, managed a home care agency and most recently was a medical provider in an internal medicine practice. Joy is dedicated to using her abilities to help those in need who have limited access to quality health care. This passion for the poor has taken her on medical mission trips to Honduras, Romania, Czech Republic, Burundi and Ghana. Her skills in organization and administration were instrumental in providing the full complement of equipment and medicines for the start up of two clinics in Burundi and in assembling the medical protocol for MicroClinics-Ghana. Joy received her B.S. in Nursing from New York State University and her master’s degree from George Mason University in collaboration with George Washington University School of Medicine. She is board certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner by the ANCC which is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies and holds an active nurse practitioner license in both Virginia and the District of Columbia. Dr.Kofi Kofi Adadey, MD. Dr. Adadey has been the Chief Executive Officer of the International Airport Clinic and is responsible for ensuring enhancing the level of care for the patient. He is an experienced medical practitioner who brings over 20 years of service within the Ghana Ministry of Health, including serving as the Regional Director of Health Services.He has several years experience in diagnostic and treatment protocols through interdisciplinary structure.
Directors and Management
Kojo Benjamin Taylor, Founder/CEO Rev. Dr.Kwabena Darko, Chairman Ghana Abhi Vase, Advisor Dr. Kofi Adadey, Director Prof. Samuel Gyandoh, Director Mrs. Martha Gyansa-Lutterodt, Director Mr. George Prah, Director Mrs. Joy Fellman, Medical Advisor Mr. Samuel Annobil, VP of Operations Kofi Asmah, Esq., Director Dr. Ofori Yeboah, Dir. of Health Services Thomas Biney,Director of Real Estate USA ADVISORY BOARD Dennis Doyle Kojo Benjamin Taylor Bryant Loving Kate Herzog Charles L.Squires Dr.Cooper Dave Mitchell Joy Fellman Abhi Vase
Our Approach
We're using private sector strategies for providing healthcare at the base of the economic pyramid. We identify potential franchisees (community health nurses), grant them an exclusive territory, and fund them to open a clinic to offer basic health services under strict regulations designed to ensure efficient business practices and good clinical standards. Each franchisee is provided training, start up inventory, operations standards, guidance, marketing, support and on-site consultancy.
Our Process
The heart of our social franchise model is the operating system. This consists of manuals that include the standards, policies, procedures, forms, instructions, diagnostic guidelines, treatment guidelines, drug procurement and handling practices, franchise regulations, and customer service.
Our Logo
The organization's logo is derived from a Ghanaian symbol BOA ME NA ME MBOA WO which means "Interdependence.In unity lies our strength."....... a reminder that it's an interdependent world with a common resource. |