Management Sciences for Health

What Management Sciences for Health does

Management Sciences for Health (MSH) is a US-headquartered nonprofit global health organization founded in 1971 that partners with country governments, bilateral and multilateral donors, and local institutions to build resilient health systems in low- and middle-income countries. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, with operations across more than 35 countries and historical reach into 150-plus, MSH is one of the larger international non-governmental health implementers, currently running more than 40 active projects with a staff of roughly 980-plus (the majority locally hired in the countries served) and a 1,900-strong professional network via its embedded advisory arm.

MSH's program portfolio spans a defined set of global health verticals: pharmaceutical and health supply chain management (anchored by the Global Health Supply Chain NextGen 2024-2034 IDIQ, where MSH is one of five unrestricted prime holders), HIV epidemic control under PEPFAR/USAID via the RISE project, tuberculosis elimination, malaria control through Global Fund grants, antimicrobial resistance surveillance under the Fleming Fund, and maternal and newborn health (e.g., the Utz' Na'n project in Guatemala). Technical differentiators include a published Systems Thinking for Health methodology, a Health Technology Assessment Roadmap tailored to LMICs, district-led Primary Health Care Performance Management approaches deployed in Ghana and Rwanda, and integrations with DHIS2 for national health information systems. Azura Sankofa Advisory, established in 2025, layers fee-based government advisory services in health financing and negotiation readiness on top of the grant-funded implementation core. MSH also holds US federal contract vehicles — GSA MAS (47QRAA21D0069) and GSA OASIS+ (47QRCA25DU222) — providing direct access to federal agencies. Technology adjacencies include AI-powered chest X-ray screening for TB case finding in Ethiopia and nascent climate-informed disease surveillance work for the Global Fund.

MSH's business model is donor-funded rather than commercial: there is no public pricing or product sales, and revenue streams are categorized as government grants and contracts (USAID, CDC, FCDO), multilateral agency grants (the Global Fund, WHO, UNICEF), foundation and corporate funding (Gates Foundation, Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies, Pfizer, Takeda, Mastercard Foundation), and individual donations. Go-to-market is enterprise and field-based — direct engagement with ministries of health and institutional donors — supplemented by a partnership channel through NGOs (Catholic Relief Services, FHI 360, Jhpiego), universities (Harvard, Boston University, Imperial College London), and commercial firms (Deloitte, IQVIA). MSH Nigeria Ltd/GTE operates as a locally governed subsidiary and is a representative example of MSH's evolving localization strategy under its 2023-2030 plan.

Name

Management Sciences for Health

Legal name

Management Sciences for Health

Website

https://msh.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Global Health Technical Assistance and Advisory Services

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (923120), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Disease-Specific Global Programs (HIV/TB/Malaria/NTDs) (HLAJAKAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Health Program Administration & Operations (HLAJAMAB), Public Health Policy, Planning & Governance (BPAIAJAB), Communicable Disease Prevention & Control (HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria, NTDs) (BPADAIAA)

Keywords

• Global health programs
• Health systems strengthening
• Health supply chain management
• Pharmaceutical management services
• Health capacity building

Headquarters

HQ city

Cambridge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Grants and Contracts: Primary revenue stream from US Government agencies (USAID, CDC), other bilateral governments (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office), and multilateral organizations (The Global Fund, WHO, UNICEF)
2. Foundation and Corporate Funding: Grants and donations from foundations including Gates Foundation, Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies, Pfizer, Takeda, and others
3. Individual Donations: Contributions from individuals supporting MSH's mission
4. US Government Contract Vehicles: Revenue through GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) and OASIS+ contracts providing technical/development support services to federal agencies

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Management Sciences for Health is a nonprofit global health organization that partners with country governments, ministries of health, and bilateral/multilateral donors to design, implement, and evaluate health systems strengthening programs. Its offerings span technical assistance, capacity building, supply chain and pharmaceutical management, disease-specific interventions (TB, malaria, HIV, HPV, maternal and newborn care), health financing advisory, and pandemic preparedness across more than 35 countries.

Product overview

Management Sciences for Health (MSH) is a global health nonprofit organization, not a software product company. MSH offers a portfolio of global health programs, advisory services, and technical assistance contracts rather than a unified software platform. The organization's offerings include: (1) Health systems strengthening programs such as the Global Health Supply Chain NextGen Comprehensive Technical Assistance and the Eliminate TB Project; (2) Country-specific programs including the Global Fund Malaria Grant (Nigeria), SAFEMed (Ukraine), Healthy Mothers and Babies in Guatemala (Utz' Na'n), and RISE (PEPFAR/USAID); (3) Advisory services through Azura Sankofa Advisory for government health financing and donor negotiation; (4) US government contract vehicles including GSA Multiple Award Schedule and OASIS+ for federal acquisition; and (5) Cross-cutting initiatives like the Fleming Fund for antimicrobial resistance surveillance and PHC Performance Management for primary care strengthening. These programs operate independently as donor-funded development assistance projects rather than as integrated software modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Azura Sankofa Advisory: An impact-driven advisory practice embedded within MSH that partners with governments to navigate health financing, accountability requirements, and sustainable systems solutions. Drawing on more than 50 years of partnership with governments worldwide, it offers services including negotiation readiness, policy-aligned solution design, fiduciary strengthening, and strategic use of blended financing.

Products and services

• Global Health Supply Chain NextGen Comprehensive Technical Assistance
• Reaching Impact, Saturation and Epidemic Control (RISE) Project
• USAID Eliminate TB Project
• Safe, Affordable, and Effective Medicines for Ukrainians (SAFEMed)
• Global Fund Malaria Grant Implementation (Nigeria)
• Fleming Fund Country Grant for Nigeria Phase 2
• Healthy Mothers and Babies in Guatemala (Utz' Na'n)
• USAID Supply Chain Strengthening (SCS) Activity
• Primary Health Care Performance Management (PHC-PM) Activity
• Azura Sankofa Advisory
• GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Contract
• GSA OASIS+ Contract (Unrestricted)
• Building Capacity for National Public Health Institutes (NPHI) Project
• Evidence-Informed Technical Advocacy for HPV Vaccine Introduction in Nigeria
• Civil Society Engagement Mechanism (CSEM) for UHC2030
• Programs for the Equitable Expansion of Community Based Health Workers (PEECH)

Quantifiable outcome

• Expanded access to lifesaving medicines for millions of patients
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• Africa CDCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026Africa CDC and MSH launched a strategic partnership to advance Africa's health security and sovereignty, combining MSH's technical expertise with Africa CDC's continental leadership.
• Mastercard FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMSH Nigeria and Mastercard Foundation partnered to reskill and upskill 44,000 community health workers across Nigeria, expanding primary care access.
• The Global FundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Global Fund selected MSH as provider of technical assistance on climate-informed disease surveillance systems across Africa, strengthening outbreak early warning.
• PfizerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partner through social responsibility and shared value partnerships in global health.
• TakedaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partner for global health initiatives through corporate responsibility programs.
• WHO (World Health Organization)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTechnical collaboration on global health standards, guidelines, and health systems frameworks.
• UNICEFmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership for maternal, child, and adolescent health programs and health supply chain initiatives.
• AUDA-NEPAD (African Union Development Agency)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRegional development agency partnership for African health priorities.
• Boston UniversityminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAcademic partnership for research and technical collaboration.
• Catholic Relief ServicesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImplementation partnership for health programs in various countries.
• DeloitteminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProfessional services partnership for consulting and implementation support.
• FHI 360minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImplementation partnership for health and development programs.
• Harvard UniversityminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAcademic partnership for research and knowledge sharing.
• Imperial College LondonminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAcademic partnership for technical collaboration and research.
• IQVIAminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHealth data and analytics partnership for research and program implementation.
• PharmAccess FoundationminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership for health systems strengthening and access to medicines.
• JhpiegomajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImplementation partner for RISE project (PEPFAR/USAID) focused on HIV epidemic control.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• PATH: PATH is a global-health nonprofit that designs, implements, and scales health programs in LMICs, frequently partnering with the same ministries of health and donors (USAID, Gates, Global Fund) on overlapping priorities such as immunization, supply chains, and disease elimination.
• FHI 360: FHI 360 is a global nonprofit that implements donor-funded health and development programs, often co-implementing with MSH on USAID mechanisms and competing head-to-head for the same HIV, TB, malaria, and health-systems awards.
• JSI Research & Training Institute: JSI is a global public-health nonprofit focused on health systems strengthening, supply chains, and community health, directly competing with MSH on USAID supply-chain and RMNCH prime contracts.
• Jhpiego (Johns Hopkins affiliate): Jhpiego is a global health nonprofit and PEPFAR implementing partner; MSH is currently a Jhpiego subpartner on the RISE HIV project. The two organizations also directly compete on USAID MNCH and HIV/AIDS prime awards.
• Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI): CHAI is a global health organization that works with governments on medicines access, supply chains, and disease elimination in LMICs, overlapping MSH's supply-chain (NextGen) and malaria/HIV portfolios with similar donor relationships.

Broad incumbents

• Chemonics International: Chemonics is one of the largest USAID implementing contractors with a global health portfolio that overlaps MSH's supply-chain, HIV, and health-systems work, frequently competing for the same prime IDIQs.
• Abt Associates: Abt Associates runs large donor-funded global health and health-systems programs (including HIV and HRH awards), competing with MSH for USAID prime contracts and providing overlapping health economics and M&E expertise.
• ICF International: ICF is a publicly traded consulting firm with a large public-health practice competing with MSH on health-systems-strengthening, surveillance, and M&E contracts funded by USAID, CDC, and the Gates Foundation.
• RTI International: RTI International is a nonprofit research institute running global-health implementation and evaluation programs, competing with MSH on USAID social-impact and health-systems procurements.

Emerging players

• Partners in Health: PIH is a global health nonprofit operating in LMICs (notably Haiti, Rwanda, Liberia) with overlapping health-systems-strengthening and primary-care missions to MSH, particularly around government partnership and workforce development.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mshhealthimpact
• Facebookfacebook.com/managementsciencesforhealth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/13188

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles25 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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