World Compendium

OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

Edited by: Ebby Elahi, M.D., M.B.A.

World Compendium of Healthcare Facilities and Nonprofit Organizations is the most comprehensive index of critical information on healthcare facilities and nonprofits in 72 of low and lower-middle-income countries as classified by the World Bank. Presented in an easily accessible format and organized in 72 country chapters, the compendium allows stakeholders to better identify where healthcare services are available and where additional resources are needed.

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About The Book

Today the global marketplace for delivery of targeted healthcare in resource-poor regions presents challenging barriers. That is to say, while human and capital resources available to care for underserved populations have increased, these resources remain unevenly distributed. The people and institutions that wish to deliver healthcare—volunteers, nonprofits, governments, the private sector—lack ready access to the granular, local data necessary to identify those most in need. World Compendium of Healthcare Facilities and Nonprofit Organizations seeks to address this information asymmetry and thereby reduce the frictions that lead to inefficient delivery of services or disengagement.

Among the most comprehensive resources of its kind, World Compendium presents a curated directory of nonprofits, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), hospitals, and healthcare facilities in 72 low and lower-middle-income countries as classified by the World Bank. Access to such data highlights areas that are underserved or in need of additional assistance. The content is listed by country and enhanced with custom maps and country overviews.

World Compendium was born out of Virtue Foundation’s considerable experience providing direct healthcare in resource-poor regions. For nearly 20 years, Virtue Foundation volunteers, working in collaboration with local healthcare professionals, have been providing surgical and medical services worldwide. During this time, much has been learned about the necessity for access to reliable targeted data as a means to provide efficient healthcare delivery.

World Compendium is also an outgrowth of the Virtue Foundation Actionable Data Initiative, a multi-year interdisciplinary journey of research and experimentation in applying AI and data science to global health. Harnessing advancements in technology and machine learning, the Foundation has created a first-of-its-kind mapping-and- matching global health platform for local nonprofits and healthcare organizations that can be found at VFMatch.org. This compendium represents one of the first products of this initiative, providing a curated view of demand-side data and enabling volunteer medical professionals, governments, and other stakeholders to better identify where healthcare services are available and where additional resources are needed.

The first volume of this compendium—Insights in Global Health—was published by Taylor & Francis and included 24 low-income countries. This expanded edition includes an additional 48 lower-middle-income countries. Each of the 72 chapters presents a brief country overview, a map depicting the locations of healthcare facilities, and a curated list of nonprofit organizations and healthcare facilities. QR codes associated with each country listing link back to the web platform, providing access to further information about the organizations as well as the ability to interact with the data in a customizable manner. It should be noted that, with respect to India, only nonprofits have been included in World Compendium due to limitations on the size of this print edition. The web platform, however, also includes a comprehensive listing of Indian healthcare facilities.

Testimonials

Dr. Denis Mukwege, founder, Panzi Hospital and Nobel Peace Prize laureate

“Improving health care in resource poor environments requires close collaboration between international groups and local, on-the-ground medical professionals and institutions. World Compendium of Healthcare Facilities and Nonprofits Organizations is an invaluable resource for both parts of that equation and a sure way to advance the cause of better health across the planet.”

Philip J. Landrigan, M.D., M.Sc., FAAP, Director, Program for Global Public Health and the Common Good, Boston College; Editor-in-Chief, Annals of Global Health

“The global health landscape is complex. Thousands of organizations – UN agencies, religious groups, and nonprofits – support public health and provide health care in countries around the world. This remarkable book provides the first-ever map of this landscape. It is an essential guide.”

Andrea Jung, CEO and President, Grameen America

”Global development and sustainable progress depend on populations that are healthy and empowered. The data provided by World Compendium of Healthcare Facilities and Nonprofits Organizations can ensure that emerging countries have access to the healthcare required for long-term success.”

Stephen Colvin, CCO, Bloomberg Media

“One of the greatest promises of our technological age is the power of Big Data to improve health outcomes. By extracting insights from disparate data in innovative ways, World Compendium of Healthcare Facilities and Nonprofits Organizations is helping to create an “efficient market” for the delivery of healthcare in underserved regions at a time when the world needs it most.”

Professor Andrew Lo, the Charles E. and Susan T. Harris Professor of Finance and Director of the Laboratory for Financial Engineering at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

"The world’s financial markets utilize big data in real-time to facilitate the flow of capital and reduce market inefficiencies. Insights in Global Health leverages this same data-driven approach to reduce inefficiencies in the global health market, making the invisible visible, and offering us the opportunity to deploy resources where they would do the most good.”

How to Use This Book

World Compendium of Healthcare Facilities and Nonprofits Organizations is separated into 72 chapters representing 72 of low and lower-middle-income countries. Each chapter opens with a country summary, a map indicating locations of major healthcare facilities and several key health indicators and trends.

Each chapter contains an alphabetical list of healthcare facilities operating in the corresponding country, followed by a list of nonprofit organizations.

Each chapter is accompanied by a live QR code that can be scanned by a phone or tablet, which links back to a platform that holds more detailed information on both healthcare facilities and nonprofit organizations.

In addition to the chapter QR codes, each listing includes a short URL, which will reveal additional details about that nonprofit organization or healthcare facility. This includes useful information about a hospital, such as on-site medical services, capabilities and healthcare services provided.

Countries Included

World Compendium of Healthcare Facilities and Nonprofits Organizations includes a comprehensive listing of the healthcare facilities and nonprofit organizations for 72 of low and lower-middle-income countries, designated as low-income by the World Bank. We hope to expand our research and data tools to include additional regions in the future.