Business for Health Solutions

What Business for Health Solutions does

Business for Health Solutions (BHS) is a global non-profit organization founded in 2018 and headquartered in New York that applies a private-sector methodology to strengthen African health systems. Its core function is to facilitate remote, skills-based technical assistance projects that match teams of corporate volunteers from global pharma, healthcare, and financial organizations with local healthcare enterprises across East and West Africa. The organization serves not-for-profit healthcare service providers and essential local actors including drug manufacturers, distributors, insurance providers, digital health firms, and intermediaries operating across Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, and Ghana.

BHS manages the full project lifecycle — from needs identification, expert matching, and project facilitation to learning support and impact assessment — through a remote collaboration model that minimizes operational disruption for partner enterprises. The technology layer is operationally lean: Airtable and MiniExtensions-based intake forms capture inbound demand from volunteers and clients respectively, Stripe processes donations in USD and Swiss Francs, and the website distributes a downloadable Cumulative Impact Report. The organization reports cumulative outcomes of 5.3 million people with increased healthcare access and a 92% client satisfaction rate across 40+ engaged enterprises.

The business model is donation- and grant-funded rather than commercially priced. BHS does not charge healthcare enterprises for technical assistance services. Revenue is sourced from corporate partnerships (Merck Group, Roche, Fondation Botnar, Vitol Foundation, Merck Family Foundation, UBS, Global Development Incubator, Partners in Food Solutions) that provide funding and/or volunteer expertise. The organization is led by Co-CEOs Tyler Nelson and Margo Carlen, with a board including representatives from Roche, Solid Africa, and Afya Plus, and a leadership team of approximately 10 staff spanning business development, client engagement, volunteer engagement, MEL, accounting, and operations.

Name

Business for Health Solutions

Legal name

Business for Health Solutions

Website

https://businessforhealthsolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Business for Health Solutions is a global non-profit that facilitates remote, skills-based technical assistance projects connecting corporate volunteers with 40+ local healthcare enterprises across Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, and Ghana. The organization is funded by corporate partners and foundations including Merck, Roche, Fondation Botnar, Vitol Foundation, and UBS.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Healthcare Capacity Building Services

NAICS

Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Health Systems Strengthening & Primary Care Development (HLAJAKAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health Systems Strengthening & Global Health Technical Assistance (BPADAEAH), Global Health Research, Evidence & Technical Assistance Organizations (HLAJAKAN), Health Access & Social Care Innovations (Community Health, Telehealth for Underserved) (BPAGALAG)

Keywords

• Health systems strengthening
• Nonprofit capacity building
• Remote technical assistance
• Corporate volunteer programs
• Healthcare access Africa

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Corporate Partnership Programs: BHS receives support from corporate partners (pharma, healthcare companies) whose employees volunteer their expertise. Partners include Merck Group, Roche, Fondation Botnar, Vitol Foundation, and others who fund or support the organization's operations.
2. Foundation Grants and Donations: The organization accepts donations via Stripe (USD and Swiss Franc options) and receives funding from foundations including UBS and others mentioned in the partner network.
3. Technical Assistance Services: BHS delivers remote business and technical assistance to local healthcare enterprises, facilitated by teams of international private sector experts through skills-based virtual volunteering.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Business for Health Solutions is a global non-profit that facilitates remote technical assistance projects delivered by teams of highly-skilled corporate volunteers to local healthcare enterprises in Africa. The organization manages the full project lifecycle — from needs identification and expert matching through project facilitation, learning support, and impact assessment — addressing capacity gaps across manufacturing, distribution, service delivery, digital health, medical technology, and insurance segments of the healthcare value chain.

Product overview

Business for Health Solutions (BHS) is a non-profit organization that operates as a capacity-building platform rather than a traditional software product. BHS facilitates remote technical assistance programs that connect local healthcare enterprises in Africa with volunteer experts from corporate partners. The organization does not offer distinct branded software products, modules, or named digital offerings. Its core service is a managed technical assistance program that scopes, facilitates, and assesses remote volunteer projects across the healthcare value chain (manufacturing, distribution, service delivery, digital health, medical technology, and insurance) in East and West Africa.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Remote Technical Assistance Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 5.3 million people with increased healthcare access
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Merck GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal pharma company whose employees volunteer with BHS as supply chain ambassadors. Merck Group provides expert volunteers from their Access to Health team to address supply chain and delivery issues in global health.
• Global Development IncubatorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIncubator organization that supports global development ventures. Partners with BHS to build capacity of healthcare enterprises across Africa.
• Partners in Food SolutionssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization connecting volunteers with food and agriculture companies in Africa. Associated partner in the BHS ecosystem.
• Miller Center for the ArtssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerArts organization that partners with BHS to support healthcare access initiatives.
• RochecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal pharmaceutical company with employees serving on BHS board. Dianne Young (Global Access Program) and Fernando Arnaiz (Access Lead LMICs) serve as board members, representing deep involvement in BHS strategy.
• Solid AfricasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNassir Katuramu, CEO of Solid Africa, serves on BHS board, representing healthcare social enterprise perspective.
• Afya PlussupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPastory Sekule, Executive Director of Afya Plus, serves on BHS board, bringing expertise in healthcare delivery in Africa.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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