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Managing Organization:
HealthStore (formerly SHEF)
Managing Organization URL:
Contact Name:
Kaye Kirsch (USA) Liza Kimbo (Kenya)
Contact Email:
kaye@cfwshops.org , liza@cfwshops.org
Contact Phone:
(202) 415-5293 (USA) 254 20 444 9467 or 445 2142 (Kenya)
Contact Address:
Address of U.S.A. Headquarters:
Sustainable Healthcare Enterprise Foundation
527 Marquette Avenue, Suite 1800
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Address of Kenya Headquarters:
CHAK Bldg, Musa Gitau Road
Off Waiyaki Way
P. O. Box 73860
Nairobi, Kenya
Activity URL:
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Activity Description:
HealthStore franchisees are trained health care workers who operate small "CFW" drug shops strategically located to improve access to essential drugs in underserved areas of Kenya. The HealthStore micro-franchise model gives local entrepreneurs the opportunity to own and operate sustainable, profitable businesses while simultaneously curtailing incentives for corruption, as franchisees risk losing their business if they fail to comply with franchise regulations.
HealthStore’s sixty-four for-profit franchises serve roughly 400,000 patients per year; by 2008, it plans to expand its network to over 200 locations serving 1.5 million patients per year. Full-length case study on HealthStore: http://www.nextbillion.net/node/1643 |