HeDPAC - Health Development Partnership for Africa and the Caribbean

What HeDPAC - Health Development Partnership for Africa and the Caribbean does

HeDPAC (Health Development Partnership for Africa and the Caribbean) is an independent not-for-profit organization registered in Barbados and Rwanda that facilitates South-South health partnerships between governments in Africa and the Caribbean. The organization was incubated at World Health Organization Headquarters from May 2022 to December 2023 before becoming an independent entity, and was established in response to lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic's disproportionate impact on the two regions. HeDPAC works through three core priority areas: human health workforce development, local manufacturing of medical products, and resilient health systems.

The organization's core products and programs include the Health and Public Service Network of Africa (HaPSNA), a regional collaborative platform led by Ministries of Health and Civil Service Agencies focused on integrating certified community health workers into national civil service systems; the Community Health Program Dashboard, a data monitoring and visualization platform for tracking health workforce metrics across partner countries; and South-South partnership services encompassing knowledge exchange, policy dialogue, joint research, and peer review processes. HaPSNA was launched in Monrovia in March 2025 with four founding member countries (Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, and Sierra Leone) and has since convened additional consultative meetings including one in Kigali in June 2025.

HeDPAC operates as a non-commercial organization funded through partnership and grant arrangements rather than product sales. Its go-to-market is direct engagement with like-minded governments via Ministries of Health and Civil Service Agencies, anchored by strategic relationships with the African Union (55 member states) and CARICOM (15 member states). The organization maintains a small team (1-10 employees) and uses digital channels (website, newsletter, social media, blog) for stakeholder outreach.

Name

HeDPAC - Health Development Partnership for Africa and the Caribbean

Legal name

Health Development Partnership for Africa and the Caribbean

Website

https://hedpac.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

HeDPAC is a non-profit organization registered in Barbados and Rwanda that facilitates South-South health partnerships between governments in Africa and the Caribbean, focusing on health workforce development, local pharmaceutical manufacturing, and resilient health systems through the HaPSNA network and a community health program dashboard.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Health Policy & Workforce Development

NAICS

Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Health Systems Strengthening & Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Partnerships (HLAJAOAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public–Private Partnerships (PPPs) for Global Health (HLAJAOAD), Health Systems Strengthening & Universal Health Coverage (UHC) (BPADAIAE)

Keywords

• Health workforce development
• South-south partnerships
• Community health workers
• Primary health care
• Health policy coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Bridgetown

HQ country

Barbados

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Partnership and Grant Funding: HeDPAC operates as a not-for-profit organization registered in Barbados and Rwanda. The organization was incubated at WHO Headquarters from May 2022 to December 2023 and works with like-minded governments and multilateral partners. Revenue appears to come from partnerships and collaborative funding arrangements rather than commercial product sales.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

HeDPAC is a not-for-profit partnership platform that facilitates South-South collaboration between governments in Africa and the Caribbean to address health workforce challenges, integrate community health workers into national civil service systems, and strengthen primary health care. It delivers the HaPSNA collaborative network for health workforce governance, a Community Health Program Dashboard for data monitoring, and partnership services including knowledge exchange, policy dialogue, peer learning, joint research, and harmonization of voices in regional and global forums.

Product overview

HeDPAC operates as a health development platform that facilitates South-South partnerships between governments in Africa and the Caribbean. The organization offers the Community Health Program Dashboard for monitoring health workforce data, HaPSNA as a collaborative network for health workforce governance across Africa, and various partnership services including knowledge exchange, policy dialogue, and peer learning among member countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HaPSNA: Health and Public Service Network of Africa - a regional collaborative platform led by Ministries of Health and Public/Civil Services to tackle systemic barriers in health workforce management across Africa. Founding member countries include Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.

Products and services

• Community Health Program Dashboard A data monitoring and visualization platform for tracking community health programs and workforce metrics across partner countries in Africa and the Caribbean.
• HaPSNA (Health and Public Service Network of Africa) A regional collaborative platform led by Ministries of Health and Public/Civil Services to tackle systemic and structural barriers in health workforce management across Africa, focusing on integrating certified community health workers into national civil service systems.
• South-South Partnership Services Knowledge exchange, learning exchanges, policy dialogue, joint research, peer review processes, and harmonization of voices in regional and global forums among like-minded governments in Africa and the Caribbean.

Quantifiable outcome

• HaPSNA launched with 4 founding member countries (Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• African Union (AU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHeDPAC works with the African Union as a key regional partner. The African Union represents 55 member countries across Africa. The partnership focuses on health workforce development, primary health care strengthening, and achieving universal health coverage through South-South collaboration.
• CARICOM (Caribbean Community)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHeDPAC partners with CARICOM representing 15 Caribbean countries. Together, they address shared health challenges and pursue pharmaceutical equity through South-South partnerships, leveraging cultural, historical, and political ties between the two regions.
• World Health Organization (WHO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHeDPAC was initially established as an initiative within WHO Headquarters and was incubated there from May 2022 to December 2023. The organization was founded based on lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic's disproportionate impact on Africa and the Caribbean.
• Health and Public Service Network of Africa (HaPSNA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHaPSNA is a regional collaborative platform led by Ministries of Health and Civil Service Agencies to tackle systemic barriers in health workforce management. HeDPAC co-hosted the launch conference in Monrovia (March 2025) and continues to co-host events including the June 2025 Kigali consultative meeting. Founding members: Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone.
• Government of Côte d'Ivoire (Ministry of Health and Ministry of Public Service)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-convening the Regional Meeting on Advancing Country-Led Pathways for Strengthening Community Health Programs in Abidjan, June 2026, together with HaPSNA and HeDPAC.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Partners in Health: Partners in Health operates in several African and Caribbean countries delivering health systems strengthening, workforce development, and primary care — addressing the same pain points HeDPAC targets, with deeper country presence.
• WHO Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO): WHO AFRO leads health systems strengthening, UHC, and workforce development across African member states. HeDPAC's African health workforce and CHW integration agenda overlaps materially with WHO AFRO's programmatic priorities.
• Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance: Gavi funds immunization and health systems strengthening across African and Caribbean low-income countries. While its mandate is narrower (vaccines), it is a major funder in the same health-development ecosystem HeDPAC operates in.
• The Global Fund: The Global Fund finances health systems, workforce, and resilient primary care programs across Africa and the Caribbean. It operates as both a potential partner and a major incumbent funder in HeDPAC's target geographies.
• Pan American Health Organization (PAHO): PAHO is the WHO regional office for the Americas and works on health systems, workforce, and pharmaceutical equity across the Caribbean. It is a much larger incumbent whose Caribbean health workforce work directly overlaps with HeDPAC's Caribbean mandate.
• African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD): AUDA-NEPAD coordinates AU-wide development programs including health-related initiatives. It is a continental counterpart to HeDPAC's South-South partnership and health systems strengthening work in Africa.

Direct peers

• CARPHA (Caribbean Public Health Agency): CARPHA is the regional public health agency for CARICOM, coordinating Caribbean health systems, workforce, and pharmaceutical policy. It mirrors HeDPAC's role on the Caribbean side of its South-South bridge.
• Africa CDC: Africa CDC is the African Union's continental public health agency coordinating health workforce, disease response, and health systems strengthening across AU member states — overlapping directly with HeDPAC's mandate on health workforce governance and primary health care in Africa.
• Community Health Impact Coalition: The Community Health Impact Coalition is a collaborative of global health organizations advancing professional CHW programs. It shares HeDPAC's agenda of integrating CHWs into public sector systems and standardizing CHW practice.
• Last Mile Health: Last Mile Health is a global nonprofit focused on training, equipping, and integrating community health workers into national health systems across Africa — directly comparable to HeDPAC's CHW integration workstream.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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