Across Sub-Saharan Africa, more than 600 million people live in rural areas where access to reliable primary healthcare remains limited. Community Health Workers (CHWs) exist to fill that gap, but most are unpaid or underpaid, operating within chronically underfunded health systems which don’t deliver sufficient services and products to rural areas.

Healthy Entrepreneurs designed their operating model to strengthen the CHW system. They do so by supporting CHWs to take on an expanded role as Community Health Entrepreneurs (CHEs), earning income through a broader range of quality-assured products and services that complement government provision.

To make this possible, Healthy Entrepreneurs built an integrated last-mile healthcare supply chain that gives CHWs the tools, products, and support needed to serve their communities more effectively.

The model now supports 20,000+ Community Health Entrepreneurs, collectively serving over 18 million people across 7 countries.

These case studies were developed in partnership with Spring Impact, a global nonprofit helping mission-driven organizations to scale their impact.