What Population Services International does

Population Services International (PSI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit global health organization founded in 1970 and headquartered in Washington, DC. It operates as a network of locally-led, globally-connected entities across more than 50 countries with over 4,500 staff, delivering health programs in women's health, HIV/TB, malaria, and water/sanitation/hygiene (WASH), supported by cross-cutting capabilities in health systems strengthening, digital health, and self-care. In 2024 PSI reached 32.7 million people across all programs, with flagship initiatives including VIYA Health (sexual wellness across 26 countries), the STAR HIV self-testing initiative (catalyzing policy adoption in 108 countries), Smart Start adolescent contraception in Ethiopia, Kassai eLearning in Angola, and Coach Mpilo peer-support in South Africa. PSI's parent entity HealthX Partners groups it with the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) under shared services.

PSI's business model is grant-funded with diversifying commercial elements. Core revenue comes from government donors (USAID, UK aid/FCDO, Global Affairs Canada, Dutch Ministry, KfW, SIDA), foundations (Gates, CIFF, Packard, Hewlett, Cargill, ExxonMobil), and multilaterals (UNITAID, World Bank, UNICEF, Global Fund). Secondary streams include corporate strategic partnerships (Pfizer, J&J, AstraZeneca, Abbott, Meta, Babylon, Unilever, SATO-Lixil, Takeda), individual giving (donor-advised funds, legacy gifts, Maverick Collective), and a social business arm (VIYA Health) operating as an independent commercially sustainable brand. The unit economics are anchored on a $5.15 cost-per-person-reached metric across malaria, contraception, cervical cancer screening, and other primary healthcare interventions.

PSI's technology stack centers on digital health tools developed for LMIC deployment: HNQIS (open-source Android quality assurance app), DHIS2-based data management in 40+ countries, FHIR-enabled interoperability, AI-integrated symptom checkers (AIOI/Babylon), chatbots (Jali), eLearning platforms (Kassai), and disease surveillance systems. The organization is preparing nine African Ministries of Health for lenacapavir HIV prevention rollout and is scaling pharmacy-based immunization delivery, drone delivery (Madagascar), and women's health venture acceleration through the NEXUS program.

Name

Population Services International

Legal name

Population Services International

Website

https://psi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Population Services International is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1970 that delivers women's health, HIV/TB, malaria, and WASH programs across 50+ countries, reaching 32.7 million people in 2024 through digital health platforms, government partnerships, and a network of 4,500+ staff.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Global Health Services

NAICS

Health Care and Social Assistance (62), Social Assistance (624), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Health Access & Social Care Innovations (Community Health, Telehealth for Underserved) (BPAGALAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Digital Health, Health Information Systems & Data Programs (BPADAIAJ), Health Systems Strengthening & Global Health Technical Assistance (BPADAEAH), Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) NGOs (HLAJAKAG), Sexual Health & STI/HIV Prevention Health Departments (HLAJAAAL)

Keywords

• Global health services
• Health systems strengthening
• HIV self-testing programs
• Reproductive health programs
• Water sanitation hygiene

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government and Foundation Grants: PSI receives funding from governments (USAID, UK aid, Global Affairs Canada, etc.), foundations (Gates Foundation, CIFF, Packard Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, etc.), and multilateral organizations (UNITAID, World Bank, UNICEF, Global Fund) to implement large-scale health programs.
2. Strategic Corporate Partnerships: Partnerships with corporations including pharmaceutical companies (Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca), technology companies (Meta, Babylon), and consumer goods companies (Unilever, SATO-Lixil) for shared-value initiatives and corporate citizenship programs.
3. Individual Donations: Contributions from individual donors including monthly giving, donor-advised funds, qualified charitable distributions from IRAs, gifts of stock, employer matching, and legacy bequests. Tax-deductible donations from individuals power innovation and enable PSI to be nimble and adaptive.
4. Experiential Philanthropy: Maverick Collective by PSI is a community of women philanthropists advancing health and gender equity through catalytic funding that supports understanding of community and root barriers to adoption.
5. Social Business Model (VIYA Health): PSI's first sexual health and wellness brand and social business, now independent, represents evolution from traditionally donor-funded projects towards sustainability for health impact. Generates revenue through sale of health products and services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Population Services International is a global nonprofit health organization that designs, implements, and scales health programs across Women's Health, HIV/TB, Malaria, and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in more than 50 low- and middle-income countries. It delivers these through direct program implementation in partnership with governments, foundations, and the private sector, supported by proprietary digital health platforms (Kassai, HNQIS, AIOI, VIYA Health, Jali chatbot). Its subsidiary social business VIYA Health distributes sexual wellness products through 47,000+ pharmacies and 10,000+ providers across 26 countries.

Product overview

PSI is a global non-profit health organization (501(c)(3)) founded in 1970 that operates as a network of locally-led, globally-connected organizations across 50+ countries. PSI does not offer a single unified product but rather a portfolio of health programs, digital platforms, and social business models focused on making it easier for people to lead healthier lives and plan the families they desire. Their core health areas include Women's Health (including VIYA Health brand), HIV/TB, Malaria, and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene. Cross-cutting capabilities encompass Health Systems Strengthening (via the Health Systems Accelerator), Digital Health (including Kassai eLearning, AIOI symptom checker integration, HNQIS, and Digital Locator Tools), Self-Care (DISC, Self-Care Trailblazer Group, STAR HIVST), Climate Change and Health, and Health Security and Pandemic Preparedness. PSI also operates social businesses including VIYA Health (sexual wellness brand across 26 countries) and supports innovative programs like NEXUS accelerator for women's health, Smart Start contraceptive counseling, and Coach Mpilo peer support for HIV. Their digital offerings include FHIR-enabled data systems, DHIS2 integration, and various mobile and AI-powered health tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VIYA Health: PSI's first sexual health and wellness brand and social business, operating across multiple markets to transform social norms around sexual health and reach women with products and information from menstruation to menopause.
• NEXUS Accelerator

Products and services

• VIYA Health PSI's sexual health and wellness brand and social business that transforms social norms around sexual health and delivers products and information across 26 countries, reaching 11 million consumers and delivering 137 million products via 47,000+ pharmacies and 10,000+ providers in 2022.
• STAR (HIV Self-Testing Africa) Initiative Unitaid-funded initiative that demonstrated HIV self-testing (HIVST) is safe, acceptable, and cost-effective, distributed over 6 million HIV self-test kits across 16 markets and catalyzed HIV self-testing policy adoption in 108 countries. Reduces HIV self-test kit price to under USD $2 through market shaping.
• DISC (Delivering Innovation in Self-Care) CIFF-funded program focused on delivering innovation in self-care for sexual and reproductive health. Part of the Self-Care Trailblazer Group initiatives advancing quality self-care solutions.
• Smart Start Flagship adolescent-centered contraceptive program linking financial well-being with family planning in Ethiopia. By December 2023, aimed to reach over 50,000 new clients with digital contraceptive counseling. 74% of digitally counseled clients chose contraception versus 64% with the manual version.
• NEXUS Accelerator PSI's accelerator program for women's health innovation in low- and middle-income countries, providing market intelligence, regulatory navigation, and go-to-market strategies to femtech founders.
• Health Systems Accelerator PSI's integrated approach to building stronger, more resilient health systems by bringing together consumer voices, market actors, and government partners. Encompasses consumer engagement, private sector integration, technology application, and self-care promotion.
• Kassai eLearning Platform Digital ecosystem of 16 courses in malaria, family planning, and maternal and child health for public sector health workers in Angola. Analytics integrated with DHIS2. By end of 2022 had 6,600 unique users and 31,000 course enrollments.
• AIOI Digital Health Solution FHIR-enabled digital health solution combining Babylon's AI symptom checker with PSI's health provider locator tool. Analyzes symptoms, recommends appropriate level of care, and points users to nearby health providers in Vietnam.
• Health Network Quality Improvement System (HNQIS) Open-source Android application developed by PSI to assess, improve, and monitor health workers' skills when delivering health services. Used by quality assurance officers across public and private clinics in health areas including contraception, HIV, and malaria.
• Coach Mpilo Peer-support coaching program in South Africa where men living with HIV who are stable on treatment provide guidance and mentorship. Rolled out by eight implementing partners employing more than 300 coaches; 98% of clients linked to care and 94% retained.
• SATO Pan Toilet (Sanitation Product) Improved sanitation product co-developed with SATO/Lixil. PSI has built a sustainable supply chain for this toilet solution across seven countries, supporting 158,000+ households in Ethiopia that have invested in upgraded sanitation through T/WASH.
• Lenacapavir HIV Prevention Introduction Program PSI-supported program introducing twice-yearly injectable lenacapavir for HIV prevention in nine early-adopter African countries. Funded by Unitaid, CIFF, and The Global Fund, in partnership with CHAI, Wits RHI and Ministries of Health.
• Jali Chatbot Digital tool developed with the Kenya Ministry of Health providing comprehensive, cross-cutting health information for people across the country, including FHIR-enabled WhatsApp national health line for COVID-19.

Quantifiable outcome

• 32.7 million people reached with primary healthcare products and services in 2024
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability7 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

23 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• KENVUEminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 May 2026Collaboration with PSI India and Health Department for 'No Fear of Diarrhoea' initiative in Kanpur district, conducting hand hygiene awareness programs and distributing ORS packets.
• Takeda PharmaceuticalscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 September 2024Takeda committed over USD 32 million to five global CSR partners including PSI to improve health systems in 93 countries by 2030, reaching 27 million people. Initiative focuses on healthcare access, workforce development, and outbreak response.
• Aerial MetricminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to use drones for more effectively reaching people with quality health products in Madagascar.
• Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner supporting Ministries of Health across nine early-adopter African countries in preparing for and introducing lenacapavir for HIV prevention.
• Wits RHIcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner supporting lenacapavir introduction in African countries.
• AbbottminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partner in strategic partnerships for healthcare solutions.
• AstraZenecaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPharmaceutical company partner for healthcare innovation.
• SATO-LixilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Sato Pan toilet and sanitation products. Built sustainable supply chain in partnership with local suppliers, manufacturers, and retailers across seven countries.
• UnileverminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsumer goods company partner for health initiatives.
• MetacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to inspire 160 million people to choose COVID-19 preventative behaviors and promote vaccine uptake. Also supported AIOI platform launch in Vietnam.
• PfizerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPharmaceutical company partner for healthcare solutions.
• Johnson & JohnsonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare company partner for health initiatives.
• UNITELcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLargest telecommunication provider in Angola providing free internet access for all public health providers to use Kassai platform.
• Kenya Ministry of HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner for Jali chatbot development and national digital health transformation, including FHIR-enabled WhatsApp national health line for COVID-19.
• SNVcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner in USAID Transform WASH activity implementing market-based sanitation in Ethiopia.
• IRC WASHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner in USAID Transform WASH activity implementing market-based sanitation in Ethiopia.
• Marie Stopes InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Smart Start initiative in Ethiopia providing contraceptive counseling and services through clinics.
• MatchboxologyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign partner for Coach Mpilo peer-support model in South Africa.
• BroadReach HealthcareminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImplementing partner for Coach Mpilo model in South Africa.
• Right to CareminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImplementing partner for Coach Mpilo model in South Africa.
• Metrics for ManagementminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization with CEO Dominic Montagu providing data frameworks for private healthcare provider integration.
• HealthX PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organization comprising PSI, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) and other subsidiaries, providing shared services including HR, IT, and Audit.
• ZiplineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDrone delivery partner mentioned in context of health system resilience in Madagascar.

Scale indicators23 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• PATH: Global nonprofit health organization operating in similar disease areas (malaria, HIV, reproductive health, WASH) and similar multi-country implementation model, directly competing for grants from USAID, Gates, and other major global health funders.
• Jhpiego: Affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, this global health nonprofit focuses on reproductive, maternal, and newborn health across LMICs, with similar government partnerships, digital training approaches, and funding sources as PSI.
• FHI 360: International nonprofit working across HIV, reproductive health, malaria, and WASH in 50+ countries, with comparable scale, workforce capacity, and similar funding base competing for global health program contracts.
• Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI): Global health organization active in HIV, malaria, and health systems strengthening in LMICs and listed as a PSI co-implementation partner on lenacapavir introduction and other initiatives.
• Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF): Sister organization to PSI under HealthX Partners, both globally focused on HIV/TB and family health, sharing back-office services and operating as adjacent subsidiaries under the same parent.
• Marie Stopes International: Global nonprofit providing sexual and reproductive health services in LMICs and a listed PSI partner on the Smart Start initiative, with overlapping contraceptive and self-care programs.

Broad incumbents

• Save the Children Federation: Larger international NGO with overlapping health programming in LMICs but a broader mandate spanning education, child protection, and humanitarian response that competes for the same government funding.
• UNFPA: UN agency focused on sexual and reproductive health with overlapping mandate, partner-of-record status with PSI on multiple country programs, and complementary funding relationships.
• Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance: Public-private partnership funding vaccine introduction and scale-up, contextual peer because PSI supports pharmacy-based immunization delivery and Ministry of Health introductions of new products.
• UNICEF Supply Division: UN agency procurement arm and listed PSI partner across multiple programs including market-based sanitation in Mozambique, with overlapping presence in maternal/child health and WASH.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCX9DICYJbwO19o8nlrVmbTA
• Facebookfacebook.com/PSIHealthyLives
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/population-services-international
• Instagraminstagram.com/psiimpact
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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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