Global Health Media Project

What Global Health Media Project does

Global Health Media Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Waitsfield, Vermont, that produces live-action teaching videos and animated films to train frontline health workers and inform caregivers in low-resource settings. Founded in 2009 by Deb Van Dyke, a former MSF/Doctors Without Borders practitioner, the organization has built a library of 321 videos spanning 12+ topic series — including Newborn Care, Childbirth, Family Planning, Breastfeeding, Care of Small Babies, Nutrition, Diabetes, Emergency Care, and Nurturing Care — plus three animated public-health films (The Story of Cholera, Ebola, and Coronavirus). Content is filmed on location in 2-3 countries per series using real healthcare workers and patients in authentic clinical environments, vetted by medical advisors and aligned with WHO/UNICEF guidelines, and is narrated into 119 languages through a global volunteer network.

The organization distributes all content free of charge through its website, three mobile applications (Birth & Beyond, Learn Family Planning, Practice Family Planning on iOS and Android with offline support), and direct integration into partner training programs. Strategic and co-development partners include WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, Jhpiego, the American Academy of Pediatrics, IFRC, CDC, and Ipas; financial partners include the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Laerdal Foundation, USAID (via JSI), Vitol Foundation, Latter-day Saint Charities, and The Price Family Foundation. Reach extends to 11,500+ organizations and 1.1 billion+ cumulative video views worldwide.

The revenue model is entirely donation- and grant-based as a nonprofit, with no paid tiers or subscriptions. The team is intentionally small (1-10 employees), relying on volunteer narration, in-country filming partners, and foundation grants to sustain production. The organization has accumulated more than 30 international film festival awards, including selections at ANNECY, APHA Public Health Film Festival, and TELLY Awards, lending brand authority within both the global health and film communities.

Name

Global Health Media Project

Legal name

Global Health Media Project

Website

https://globalhealthmedia.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Global Health Media Project is a Vermont-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that produces live-action teaching videos and animated films on maternal, newborn, and public health topics for frontline health workers and caregivers in low-resource settings, distributed free in 119 languages across 11,500+ organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Global Health Education Media

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Industries (5121), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Health Promotion & Public Health Education (Community Workshops) (EDAAAFAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Educational/Instructional Public Media Services (Schools, Distance Learning) (MPABADAH), Public Health & Medical Volunteering Programs (EDAIAGAC)

Keywords

• Healthcare training videos
• Global health education
• Medical e-learning content
• Maternal health media
• Frontline worker training

Headquarters

HQ city

Waitsfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Global Health Media Project operates entirely on donations and grant funding. The website actively solicits donations from viewers, with messaging that even $20 contributions from viewers would fund the next video series.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Global Health Media Project produces and freely distributes live-action teaching videos and animated public health films for frontline health workers and caregivers in resource-limited settings. The library spans childbirth, newborn care, breastfeeding, family planning, nutrition, diabetes, emergency care, and nurturing care, with content available in 119 languages through web streaming, download, and mobile apps. The 501(c)(3) nonprofit is funded entirely by donations and grants.

Product overview

Global Health Media Project is a non-profit organization producing live-action teaching videos and animations to improve healthcare in low-resource settings. The portfolio consists of three mobile applications (Birth & Beyond with 48 videos, Learn Family Planning with 23 videos, and Practice Family Planning with 40 videos) and multiple video series covering health topics including Diabetes (34 videos), Childbirth (47 videos), Newborn Care (42 videos), Family Planning (63 videos), Breastfeeding (18 videos), Care of Small Babies (27 videos), Nutrition (17 videos), Emergency Care (59 videos), and Nurturing Care (10 videos). The organization also produces animated films including The Story of Cholera, The Story of Ebola, and The Story of Coronavirus. Content is distributed via streaming, download, and mobile apps, with videos available in over 100 languages. Total library comprises 321 videos reaching 1.1 billion+ views across 119 languages.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Birth & Beyond: Mobile app providing access to 48 videos designed for mothers and families covering childbirth, breastfeeding, care of small/preterm babies, feeding of young children, and family planning.
• Learn Family Planning
• Practice Family Planning

Products and services

• Birth & Beyond Mobile App
• Learn Family Planning Mobile App A mobile application providing access to 23 videos on family planning designed specifically for women and their partners, offering clear, up-to-date information on contraceptive options and how to use chosen methods effectively.
• Practice Family Planning Mobile App A mobile application providing access to 40 videos on family planning designed specifically for health providers, covering contraceptive methods, method skills, counseling, support, and infection prevention.
• Childbirth Video Series 47 videos covering normal birth practices, midwifery skills, and complications of childbirth, showcasing a midwifery approach to best-practice care. Produced in two phases: 2013-2015 and 2019-2020.
• Newborn Care Video Series 42 videos covering newborn skills, newborn problems, and special care including referrals and home visits.
• Family Planning Video Series 63 videos (40 for health workers and 23 for women and partners) covering each contraceptive method along with important reproductive health topics including infection prevention in clinics.
• Diabetes Video Series 34 teaching videos providing key content on diabetes prevention and care targeting three global audiences: people with diabetes, frontline health workers, and the general public. Filmed in Kenya and Sri Lanka.
• Breastfeeding Video Series 18 teaching videos helping health workers learn to observe and guide mothers on breastfeeding practices. Available in more than 40 languages.
• Care of Small Babies Video Series 27 videos following the Essential Care for Small Babies curriculum developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, covering care of preterm or low-birthweight newborns. Filmed in Bangladesh, Uganda, and Nepal.
• Nutrition Video Series (First Foods for Young Children) 17 films (9 for health workers and 8 for caregivers) showing how to improve feeding practices for children between six months and two years. Developed in collaboration with UNICEF, filmed in Nigeria, Kenya, and Nepal.
• Emergency Care Video Series 59 videos providing first aid and emergency care instruction for health workers, covering emergency scenarios such as heat emergencies, cold emergencies, burns, wounds, seizures, and drowning.
• Nurturing Care Video Series 10 films (USAID Responsive Care and Early Learning Series) designed to teach and promote responsive caregiving for early childhood development. Developed with JSI Research & Training Institute. Filmed in Ghana and Kyrgyz Republic.
• The Story of Cholera (Animated Film) Animated educational film making invisible cholera germs visible to help people understand cholera transmission and prevention. Used worldwide in cholera outbreaks and community hygiene education.
• The Story of Ebola (Animated Film) Animated film developed in response to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa to help dispel rumors and myths about Ebola prevention.
• The Story of Coronavirus (Animated Film) Animated film developed in 2020 to help people understand how coronavirus spreads and how to protect themselves and others.

Quantifiable outcome

• Maternal deaths can be reduced by 30% if contraception is accessible and used correctly
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• UNICEFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor collaborative partner for multiple video series including Nutrition Series (First Foods for Young Children) and Cholera animation. UNICEF provides funding, content review, and assists with global distribution through national ministries.
• World Health Organization (WHO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical review and guideline alignment for Family Planning Series and other content. Videos integrated into WHO training courses including Essential Childbirth Care course.
• UNFPAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical review partner for Family Planning Series, helping secure film locations and skilled health workers for video production.
• JhpiegocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVideos integrated into Helping Mothers Survive training modules developed by Jhpiego, endorsed by ICM, FIGO, UNFPA, ICN, and AAP.
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSmall Baby Series follows AAP's Essential Care for Small Babies curriculum. Videos integrated into Helping Babies Survive training modules.
• IpasmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered on Family Planning Series for technical review, content guidance, and funding support.
• Yoni Goodman (Animator)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAward-winning animator collaborated on The Story of Ebola, The Story of Coronavirus, and The Story of Cholera animations.
• International Confederation of Midwives (ICM)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerContent review partner for multiple series including Family Planning and Childbirth. Endorsement of Helping Mothers Survive modules.
• JSI Research & Training InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on USAID Responsive Care and Early Learning Series (Nurturing Care).
• World Diabetes FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssisted in identifying content experts and potential film sites for Diabetes Series.
• International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on The Story of Ebola animation production.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on The Story of Coronavirus animation development in 2020.
• Translators without BordersmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLanguage translation support for video localization across multiple languages.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Jhpiego: Global health nonprofit affiliated with Johns Hopkins that produces Helping Mothers Survive and other training modules incorporating GHMP videos — a deep partner and adjacent content producer in maternal/newborn health workforce training.
• IntraHealth International: Global health nonprofit focused on health workforce development and training in low-resource settings; shares GHMP's frontline health worker audience and capacity-building mission.
• World Health Organization (WHO Academy): WHO develops official clinical guidance and training content and already integrates GHMP videos into courses; as a more institutionalized content producer, it represents both a partner and a potential competitor.
• UNICEF (Health Content Programs): Major institutional partner and global producer of health training and public health communication content; while not a specialized video nonprofit, it operates overlapping programs and can fund or internalize similar content.

Direct peers

• Medical Aid Films: UK-based nonprofit that produces and distributes free health training videos for health workers and communities in low-resource settings — closest functional analogue to GHMP in mission, distribution model, and target audience.
• The Mother and Child Health and Education Trust: Nonprofit producing health and nutrition educational videos for mothers and families in developing countries — overlaps directly with GHMP's maternal/child audience and free-video distribution model.
• HealthPhone: Initiative that distributes free health and nutrition video content via mobile phones to communities in low-resource settings, sharing GHMP's mobile-first, multilingual, donor-funded model.

Emerging players

• mDoc Healthcare: Health tech company using digital tools (including video and mobile) to support chronic disease self-management in low-resource settings — represents an emerging, tech-enabled approach to similar frontline patient education challenges.

Regional players

• BRAC (Health Programme): Large development organization operating community health worker programs in South Asia and Africa, producing training and behavior-change video content for frontline workers — adjacent model and audience.
• AMREF Health Africa: Africa's largest health NGO, training community health workers across the continent with e-learning and video content — directly comparable frontline health worker training mission, regionally focused.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/globalhealthmed
• Facebookfacebook.com/GlobalHealthMediaProject
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/global-health-media-project

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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