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The technological, logistical, and scientific initiatives of our Fellows are improving maternal health and reducing infant mortality, changing how we think about disease control and treatment, and democratizing access to life-saving medicines and information.

120

Fellows developing world-class solutions to our biggest healthcare problems

$6.4M

invested by Echoing Green in innovative health solutions

96

organizations helping revolutionize health and healthcare for communities worldwide

28

countries impacted by innovative solutions to critical health issues

We Empower Healthcare Innovators

Barbara Bush

Through a yearlong fellowship, Global Health Corps is building and training a global community of diverse young leaders to change the face of global health.

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Raj Panjabi

Last Mile Health saves lives in the world's most remote communities by working with governments to recruit and train professional community health workers.

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Jane Chen

Embrace aims to help the millions of vulnerable babies born every year in developing countries through a low-cost infant warmer and other cost-effective healthtech products.

Josh Nesbit

Medic Mobile builds world-class, open-source software that supports health workers delivering equitable care in the hardest-to-reach communities regardless of internet connectivity.

Carrie Ferrence

By getting produce and grocery staples into urban food deserts, Stockbox Grocers promotes healthy, equitable, and economically vibrant communities.

David Auerbach

Promoting the fundamental human right to sanitation, Sanergy provides hygienic sanitation facilities in Kenyan slums.

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