Crises require collaboration. Unfortunately, the NGOs on the frontlines of crisis response are often incentivized to compete, not cooperate. But what if we turned that formula on its head? During the COVID-10 crisis, a coalition of organizations working in 40+ countries did just that & the results were staggering: hundreds of partners from across sectors were mobilized to aggregate research, rapidly produce and disseminate clinical and implementation protocols, and pool resources for the procurement of essential supplies for community health workers (CHWs). Learn the 5 lessons of radical collaboration that are helping to end the COVID-19 crisis –and will help prevent the next one.
This session was curated in partnership with Community Health Impact Coalition.
Thomas Cole has spent more than 25 years in regenerative agriculture, livelihoods and humanitarian aid work, with extensive field experience across Sub-Saharan Africa- particularly in Mozambique, Uganda and Ethiopia. His focal areas are food production system design, post-conflict recovery…
Project Director for Strengthening HIVST in the Private Sector, Population Services International
Seasoned leader in public health and PRINCE2 Practitioner with a consistent record of accomplishment in planning and executing ambitious initiatives in the East African region. Exceptional talent in initiating and cementing strategic partnerships with high-level government officials, non-profit…
Mallika Raghavan is the Deputy Chief Program Officer. In this role, she directly manages Last Mile Health’s (LMH) work in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Sierra Leone, and provides oversight on program strategy and performance functions in partnership with LMH's Chief Program Officer.
At LMH, she also…
Executive Director, Community Health Impact Coalition
Dr. Madeleine Ballard is the Executive Director of the Community Health Impact Coalition, network of health delivery organizations in 40+ countries working to ensure community health workers get the fair pay, supplies, and ongoing support they need so everyone can have access to high quality…
Julius is an international development expert, and the Co-CEO of Lwala Community Alliance. In this role, he works with communities to catalyze their own change through innovative programming that is going to scale, influencing health systems and putting communities at the center of their own…
Jennifer (Jenny) Schechter has a deep passion for making sure quality healthcare reaches the people who need it most. Jenny has been working alongside community activists, public health experts, and government officials to strengthen healthcare delivery for nearly twenty years. Since taking…
Deputy Director, New Country Expansion, Living Goods
Jennifer Foth, MPH is a public health professional with nearly 10 years of experience in health systems strengthening and providing technical assistance to governments and multi-cultural teams across Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. As the Deputy Director, New Country Expansion for Living…
Community Health Worker, Ministry of Health - Kenya
"Euniter is a mother of three and is married in Lwala village in North Kamagambo-Migori County. While working closely with her mother in law who was an unskilled nurse at the community, Euniter felt a strong desire to bridge the gap between poor community members who could not afford to acquire…
