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Pharmacy on a Bicycle

Innovative Solutions for Global Health and Poverty

Eric G. Bing and Marc J. Epstein
Berrett-Koehler, 2013

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8

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  • Innovative
  • Eye Opening
  • Inspiring

Recommendation

Millions of people in developing countries continue to die from common, easily curable diseases, but health care providers are fighting back and making a tremendous difference – while many more need support and the right strategic foundation to succeed. Marc J. Epstein and Eric G. Bing, veterans in the struggle to improve global health, offer that foundation, which they call the “IMPACTS Approach.” It provides seven guidelines or strategic handles for improving health care in developing countries: “innovation, efficiency, effectiveness, accountability, demand creation, task shifting” and “scaling.” The authors explain these components and cite successful efforts that use Impacts’ principles, including the international GAVI Alliance, Child and Family Wellness outreach in Kenya and Rwanda, and Smiling Sun in India, among others. getAbstract recommends this useful and sometimes moving text to NGOs, health care practitioners, students, entrepreneurs, innovators and anyone concerned about global health.

Take-Aways

  • Millions of people in developing countries die from easily treatable diseases.
  • This crisis demands a strategy, such as “The IMPACTS Approach,” for improving and broadening health care at minimal cost.
  • Delivering timely, inexpensive remedies to the right places can be extremely difficult.

About the Authors

Marc J. Epstein is distinguished research professor of management at Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University. Eric G. Bing is director of global health at the George W. Bush Institute and Professor of Global Health at Southern Methodist University.

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