Population Solutions for Health

What Population Solutions for Health does

Population Solutions for Health (PSH) is a locally registered Zimbabwean non-profit trust founded in 1998 (originally as PSI Zimbabwe, rebranded to PSH in 2021) that delivers integrated HIV and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services. The organization partners with Zimbabwe's Ministry of Health and Child Care to deliver HIV testing, PrEP, ART initiation, voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC), cervical cancer screening and treatment, family planning, STI management, and services for survivors of gender-based and sexual violence. PSH's target population includes adolescent girls and young women (AGYW), key populations, high-risk men and boys, and general communities, with services delivered at no cost to beneficiaries.

PSH operates six New Start Centre fixed clinics, supports public sector sites (New Start, ProFam) across 49+ districts (22 funded by USAID and 27 by BMGF), and runs extensive community outreach through peer mobilizers and community health workers. Its technology stack includes DHIS2 for health information management, the DREAMS platform for AGYW programming, and a Workforce Application (WFA) smartphone app enabling VMMC clients to self-care post-procedure via zero-rated SMS or WhatsApp. The organization also develops behavior-change tools such as the B-OK Bead Bottles visual adherence aid and thermal ablation for cervical cancer treatment. Notable brand assets include the Protector Plus condom (approximately 22% of Zimbabwe's overall condom market) and registered campaigns including Love Shouldn't Hurt, Give Me A Chance, Strength Is In You, and Flip The Script.

PSH's revenue model is grant-funded, with primary funding from USAID/PEPFAR (HIV prevention, treatment, Going the Last Mile initiative), the Embassy of Sweden (SRHR, GBV, child marriage programs), and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (VMMC in 27 districts), supplemented by socially marketed condom revenue reinvested into public health programs. Services are provided free at point of use. The organization is the newest fully independent member of the PSI Global network, with over 1 million VMMCs completed since program inception and a 23-year implementation record in Zimbabwe.

Name

Population Solutions for Health

Legal name

Population Solutions for Health

Website

https://psh.org.zw

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Population Solutions for Health (PSH) is a Zimbabwean non-profit trust, founded in 1998 and renamed in 2021, that delivers integrated HIV prevention, treatment, and SRHR services free at point of use to AGYW, key populations, high-risk men, and communities across 49+ districts, funded by USAID/PEPFAR, the Embassy of Sweden, and BMGF.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health and HIV/SRHR Services

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Individual and Family Services (6241), Health Care and Social Assistance (62)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Sexual & Reproductive Health & Family Planning (SRH/FP) Programs (BPADAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disease-Specific Global Initiatives (HIV/TB/Malaria/NTDs) (HLAJAOAE), HIV/AIDS Medicine (HLAKAGAB), Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Safeguarding) (BPADAHAF), Protection, Child Protection & Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Response (BPAGAAAG), Sexual Health & STI/HIV Prevention Health Departments (HLAJAAAL)

Keywords

• HIV prevention services
• Sexual reproductive health
• Voluntary medical circumcision
• Gender based violence
• Social marketing condoms

Headquarters

HQ city

Harare

HQ country

Zimbabwe

HQ region

Africa

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. USAID/PEPFAR Funding: Primary funding from PEPFAR through USAID for HIV prevention, treatment, and care programs including VMMC, PrEP, HIV testing services, and DREAMS programming for AGYW. Programs implemented as prime or sub-recipient under PSI.
2. Embassy of Sweden Funding: Funding from Swedish Embassy for SRHR programs including family planning services, gender-based violence prevention (Love Shouldn't Hurt campaign), and anti-child marriage initiatives (Give Me A Chance campaign).
3. BMGF Funding: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funding supporting VMMC services in 27 districts across Zimbabwe.
4. Social Marketing - Protector Plus Condoms: Socially marketed Protector Plus condom brand generating approximately 22% market share in Zimbabwe's condom market. Revenue is reinvested into public health programs rather than as commercial profit.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Population Solutions for Health (PSH) delivers integrated HIV and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) clinical services in Zimbabwe, including HIV testing, PrEP, ART initiation, voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC), cervical cancer screening and treatment, family planning, STI management, and services for survivors of gender-based violence. The organization supplements clinical service delivery with community outreach, social marketing of the Protector Plus condom brand, and behavior-change communications campaigns addressing HIV treatment adherence, GBV, child marriage, and substance abuse.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Protector Plus: The leading condom brand in Zimbabwe, representing about 22% of the country's overall condom market. The socially marketed condom has been supporting Zimbabwe's condom market since 1996.
• New Start
• ProFam
• Love Shouldn't Hurt
• Give Me A Chance
• Strength Is In You
• V Campaign
• Flip The Script

Products and services

• HIV Prevention & Treatment Services Community-based and differentiated HIV service delivery spanning the clinical cascade, including HIV testing services (HTS) with case finding and HIV self-testing (HIVST), PrEP and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), community-based HIV treatment, linkage to ART or same-day ART initiation, TB screening, diagnosis, and isoniazid preventative therapy (IPT). Targeted at individuals and communities at risk of HIV in Zimbabwe.
• Sexual & Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) Services High-quality SRHR services delivered through integrated New Start and ProFam public sector sites, including family planning (short-term and long-acting reversible contraceptives), cervical cancer prevention, menstrual health management, STI screening and treatment, and services for survivors of sexual violence. Funded through leveraged grants from USAID and the Embassy of Sweden.
• Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) VMMC services delivered across 49+ districts in Zimbabwe (22 funded by USAID and 27 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation), with over 1 million men and boys circumcised since program inception, reaching the first million VMMC milestone in April 2018. Targeted at men and boys as an HIV prevention intervention.
• New Start Centre Clinical Services Six fixed-facility New Start Centre clinics providing the integrated HIV/SRHR clinical package including HIV testing, PrEP, VMMC, cervical cancer screening, family planning, and GBV survivor services. Operates under the Going the Last Mile program in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Child Care and Family AIDS Caring Trust (FACT).
• ProFam Public Sector Sites Public sector sites providing family planning and SRHR services in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Child Care, leveraging funding from USAID and the Embassy of Sweden to deliver integrated sexual and reproductive health services.
• Protector Plus Condom Brand Socially marketed male condom brand supporting Zimbabwe's condom market since 1996, representing approximately 22% of Zimbabwe's overall condom market and over 90% of sold condoms in the socially marketed segment. Distributed through commercial channels and public health facilities with revenue reinvested into public health programs.
• Gender-Based Violence Survivor Services Comprehensive services for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, including GBV screening using the LIVES framework, first-line support, safety planning, and referral pathways to partner organizations including Adult Rape Clinic (ARC) and Family Support Trust (FST). Includes post-violence clinical care such as HIV post-exposure prophylaxis.
• Cervical Cancer Screening and Treatment Cervical cancer screening using HPV DNA self-sample collection and treatment of precancerous lesions using thermal ablation, chosen for portability, minimal electricity use, and comparable treatment rates suitable for low- and middle-income country settings. Targeted at women accessing HIV and SRHR services.
• Community Outreach and Mobile Services Multi-disciplinary field teams conducting demand generation, targeted outreach, and service delivery in communities, workplaces, schools, churches, and vulnerable population gathering spots across 49+ districts in Zimbabwe. Includes hotspot mapping and peer mobilization for reaching key populations, adolescent girls and young women, and high-risk men.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1 million men and boys circumcised since program inception, with first million milestone achieved in April 2018
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• Ministry of Health and Child Care (MOHCC) ZimbabwecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1998PSH supports the Ministry of Health to normalize stigmatized healthy behaviours and deliver integrated HIV and SRHR services. PSH works under MOHCC stewardship for marketing development of condoms and biomedical prevention products.
• Population Services International (PSI) GlobalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPSH is the locally registered trust formerly known as PSI/Zimbabwe and is now the newest fully independent member of the PSI global network with 50+ years of combined experience. PSI serves as primary beneficiary of PEPFAR/USAID funding with PSH as implementing partner.
• Family AIDS Caring Trust (FACT)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Going the Last Mile program providing comprehensive HIV/SRHR services and COVID-19 vaccination from Mutare New Start Centre and on outreach in communities around Mutare city through multi-disciplinary teams.
• Adult Rape Clinic (ARC)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization providing services for survivors of sexual violence through referral pathways from PSH clinical sites.
• Family Support Trust (FST)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization providing comprehensive services for survivors of violence through referral mechanisms coordinated with PSH's GBV response programming.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Africaid Zvandiri: Zimbabwean community-based organization providing peer-led HIV and SRHR services to children, adolescents, and young people, targeting similar beneficiary segments as PSH's DREAMS programming.
• Zvandiri: Zimbabwe-born organization scaling community-led HIV, SRHR, and mental health support for adolescents and young people, with overlapping DREAMS-style AGYW focus.

Broad incumbents

• FHI 360: Large global health and development NGO implementing HIV prevention, SRHR, and integrated health programs in Zimbabwe and other LMICs, often as a PEPFAR prime recipient.
• Population Services International (PSI): Global health network and PSH's parent affiliate. Operates the same social marketing, HIV prevention, and SRHR service delivery model across 40+ countries and provides technical and funding support to PSH.
• Path: Global health nonprofit working on HIV, SRHR, maternal health, and cervical cancer prevention, with deep presence in Zimbabwe and southern Africa.
• Jhpiego: Global health nonprofit affiliated with Johns Hopkins focused on HIV, SRHR, cervical cancer prevention, and family planning service delivery in Africa, often competing with PSH for PEPFAR funding.

Direct peers

• Family AIDS Caring Trust (FACT): Zimbabwean NGO and direct PSH partner providing HIV/SRHR services including through the Mutare New Start Centre. Operates as a community-based implementer under similar funding agreements.
• IntraHealth International: Health-focused NGO delivering HIV, SRHR, and primary health services in sub-Saharan Africa, often funded through USAID and PEPFAR in similar operating models.
• Marie Stopes International (now MSI Reproductive Choices): Global SRHR organization providing family planning, contraception, and post-abortion care through clinics and outreach in Zimbabwe and across Africa, competing for similar donor and government contracts.

Regional players

• Musasa Project: Zimbabwean NGO focused on gender-based violence prevention and survivor support, addressing overlapping client populations with PSH's GBV programming and referral pathways.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/pshzim
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCEcNF6ONIC_IMstna0IKErg
• Facebookfacebook.com/PSHZim
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/population-solutions-for-health
• Instagraminstagram.com/pshzim

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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