Our
Approaches
Achieving universal health coverage calls for innovative and sustainable solutions to the world’s toughest health issues. We use proven business practices, like marketing and franchising, to help build strong health systems in the private and public sector.
SHAPE MARKETS
- Understanding and Influencing Consumer & Market Behavior
- Moving Care Closer
- Harvesting Technology and Innovation
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- Harvesting Technology and Innovation

SHIFT GLOBAL HEALTH POLICY AND FUNDING
- Evolving Global Health Funding
- Influencing Global and National Priorities
- Building a Movement
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- Building a Movement

Strengthen Global Capacity
- Building People and Leadership
- Fostering Technical and Operational Excellence
- Expanding Strategic Partnerships
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- Expanding Strategic Partnerships

Our
Commitments
Providing even more individuals the ability to design their own healthcare.
We’re a nonprofit,
but we take a business approach to saving lives
We break the traditional development model and tackle the toughest health problems by using proven business practices like marketing and franchising, by helping build strong health systems in the private and public sector, by tapping into the expertise of 6,000 local staff in more than 50 countries around the world, and by measuring our impact.
Read on to see how we do development differently.
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Why we need consumer-powered health systems
By Karl Hofmann, President and CEO, PSI
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The Consumer as CEO
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Lifesaving Message in a Bottle: Changing the Narrative about Living with HIV
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Digitalizing Contraceptive Counseling to Reach Rural Women and Girls in Ethiopia
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Simplifying Consumers' Journey to Care in Vietnam
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Four Ways to Design Inclusive Digital Health Solutions for Women and Girls
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‘Nothing About Us Without Us’ – Youth Advocates Call for a Change
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Self-Care for All: Bringing Youth into the Conversation
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HIV Self-Testing is the New Normal
As part of the Sustainable Development Goals established in 2015, the global health community committed...