There is no way we could do what we do alone.We strategically partner with telecom companies and vital organizations within countries’ health systems to build our networks efficiently, and with scale. Ghana Since 2008, we have been working alongside the Ghana Medical Association as cofounders of the MDNet program. The GMA is at the center...
Health System Partners Ghana Ghana Medical Association (GMA) Ghana Ministry of Health Ghana Health Service Ghana Medical and Dental Council Liberia Liberia Medical & Dental Association (LMDA) Liberia Medical & Dental Council Liberian Ministry of Health & Social Welfare Tanzania Tanzania Ministry of Health & Social Welfare (MOHSW) Medical Association of Tanzania (MAT)
Due to resource constraints in most African countries, very small numbers of health workers care for large populations. While there is one doctor for every 457 people in the United States, a doctor in Tanzania is responsible for more than 18,000 people. With doctor shortages, nurses or clinical officers are often left alone to serve...
Switchboard is honored to be considered for one of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Next Century Innovator Awards and is currently 1 of 25 still in the running. The awards are given to innovators whose work is improving the lot of poor and vulnerable people. Switchboard is being considered for its solution to create Free Calling Networks...
MDNet is a nationwide network of health professionals in developing countries, utilizing even the most basic mobile phones. Program Health professionals better collaborate when they can communicate freely, find others for support, and interact with their government. So, we’ve built three components with MDNet. Results Nearly 100% of physicians working in Ghana and Liberia are...
The team here at Switchboard wants to thank you for helping us kickstart something big. As you read this now, we’re building the developing world’s largest network of health workers in Tanzania, improving patient care for nearly 45 million people. We’ve already enabled over 4 million free calls between doctors in Ghana and Liberia, allowing...
Eric Woods, CEO and Founder of Switchboard, speaks at the 2011 mHealth Summit, after accepting the Top 11 Innovators in Mobile Health for 2011 Award. The award was selected by the mHealth Alliance and Rockefeller Foundation Google funds Switchboard with $250,000 grant We would like to sincerely thank Google for providing Switchboard with a grant...
