Organizations Filed Purposes:
A COMMITTED GROUP WITH DEEP HEALTHCARE IN EAST AFRICA AND TECHNOLOGY EXPERTISE TO DRIVE CHANGE IN THE REGION
THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE HEALTHCARE QUALITY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND CURRENTLY PROVIDES SUPPORT TO PROGRAMS IN KENYA, LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE PATIENT ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, HIGH QUALITY AND APPROPRIATE MEDICINES
WE'RE WORKING TO MAKE QUALITY MEDICINES AFFORDABLE FOR THE 2.5 BILLION PATIENTS WORLDWIDE WHO ACCESS PRIMARY HEALTH CARE AT THEIR LOCAL DRUG SHOP. NOT LONG AGO, WE STARTED WITH APP THAT TRACKED MEDICATION SALES AND INVENTORY AT THESE DRUG SHOPS AND CLINICS. NOW WE ARE MOVING INTO MEDICATION SUPPLY CHAINS, PARTNERING WITH SUPPLIERS TO ENSURE THAT EFFECTIVE MEDICINES ARE STOCKED IN PHARMACIES ACROSS EAST AFRICA, AND THAT THEY HAVE THE WORKING CAPITAL TO OPTIMIZE THEIR SHOPS. OUR SOFTWARE IS USED BY HUNDREDS OF PHARMACIES IN AFRICA TO SUPPORT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS EACH YEAR. FOR THE PEOPLE WHO USE OUR SOFTWARE, IT REPRESENTS A WAY OF TRACKING BUSINESS DECISIONS AND ACCESSING DEALS AND WORKING CAPITAL. FOR PATIENTS, WE HELP STRENGTHEN SUPPLY CHAINS AND ENSURE THAT THE MEDICINE THAT THEY BUY WILL BE AFFORDABLE AND CONSISTENTLY HIGH QUALITY, IN A SETTING WHERE 1 IN 10 PRODUCTS IS COUNTERFEIT OR SUBSTANDARD. MAISHA MEDS WAS FIRST BUILT BY A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY THAT 1S PASSIONATE ABOUT SUPPORTING THE HEALTH SECTOR IN EAST AFRICA. OUR TEAM 1S BASED IN KENYA AND HAS FUNDING FROM STANFORD UNIVERSITY'S BIODESIGN PROGRAM AND CENTER FOR INNOVATION IN GLOBAL HEALTH AS WELL AS D-RIZE, THE UNREASONABLE INSTITUTE IN EAST AFRICA, THE BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION, MERCKS DIGITAL EHEALTH ACCELERATOR IN NAIROBI, GIZ, AND THE DIORAPHTE FOUNDATION. MAISHA MEDS SCALED TO OVER 200 PHARMACIES AND LAUNCHED A DIGITAL ORDERING PLATFORM FOR RESTOCKING MEDICINE FROM HIGH QUALITY SUPPLIERS, AND BEGAN BUILDING A STRATEGY FOR REIMBURSING FOR MEDICINES FROM PHARMACIES IN RURAL AREAS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Jing Cheng | CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER | 40 | $114,600 |
| Jessica Vernon | CO-FOUNDER & CEO | 40 | $96,600 |
| Megan Huchko | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Maeve Magner | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Catherine Howell | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Amanda Glassman | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Nicholas Singer | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
| Amrita Ahuja | CHAIR | 5 | $0 |
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