R2H (Right to Health) Action

What R2H (Right to Health) Action does

Right to Health Action (R2H Action) is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit advocacy organization founded in 2020 to mobilize against COVID-19, advance pandemic preparedness policy, and promote global health equity. Its core offering is the People's Pandemic Prevention Plan (4P), a policy platform endorsed by 141 Members of Congress, 450+ organizations, and 1,500+ front-line health workers. The platform organizes four priorities: a Global Fund to Pandemic-Proof the Planet, ending vaccine apartheid, launching a National Public Health and Climate Jobs Corps, and prohibiting corporate-driven deforestation and wildlife trade.

The organization operates a volunteer-run organizing model in which State Captains, Regional Organizers, and specialized teams (Events, Policy, Communications, Fundraising) execute grassroots tactics — birddogging trainings, MOC meetings, storytelling workshops, direct actions, and digital petitions — through a small set of standard digital tools (a Wix-hosted website, Action Network petitions, Bonfire and Square storefronts, plus email and social channels). Notable tactical outputs include 1,000+ lobby meetings, the November 2021 Senate steps protest resulting in four arrests, and recurring Web-ins featuring experts such as Prof. Jeff Sachs, Dr. Paul Farmer, and Dr. Mary Bassett. Coalition activity is extensive, with anchor partners including Partners In Health, Center for Popular Democracy, Health in Harmony, Marked By COVID, Public Citizen Global Trade Watch, MSF Access Campaign, Health GAP, I-MAK, UAEM, GlobeMed, FXB Center at Harvard, Housing Works, Mighty Earth, and PNHP.

R2H funds operations through individual donations at tiered levels ($28–$1,000, mapped to specific organizing outputs) and merchandise sales (apparel and art prints), with 100% of art proceeds supporting the advocacy mission. The organization reports no disclosed revenue, no funding rounds, no institutional investors, and is governed by co-coordinators Akshita, Ali, and Caroline, with Managing Director Akshita Siddula, Cofounder Jonathan Shaffer, and Policy Director Paul Davis. The current website displays an "UNDER RECONSTRUCTION" status while ongoing campaigns continue.

Name

R2H (Right to Health) Action

Legal name

Right to Health Action

Website

https://r2haction.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Short description

R2H (Right to Health) Action is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit founded in 2020 that mobilizes a 125,000+ volunteer network to advocate for pandemic prevention policy, vaccine equity, and global health through grassroots organizing, coalition-building, and direct lobbying of U.S. policymakers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Advocacy and Pandemic Prevention

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Political Organizations (813940), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Global Health Advocacy, Policy & Rights Organizations (HLAJAKAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Health Strategy, Policy & Legislation (HLAJAMAA), Health Equity, Access & Social Determinants Programs (BPAIAJAO)

Keywords

• Pandemic prevention advocacy
• Global health equity
• Grassroots policy organizing
• Vaccine equity campaign
• Nonprofit advocacy coalition

Headquarters

HQ city

Baltimore

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual donations: Individual donations at various levels ($28-$1000) to support organizing activities, petition delivery, birddogging trainings, direct actions, and staff stipends
2. Merchandise sales: Apparel and art merchandise sold through Bonfire and Square platforms; all proceeds fund pandemic-free future advocacy

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Right to Health Action is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit advocacy organization that mobilizes grassroots organizing, policy advocacy, and direct action campaigns to advance pandemic prevention, global vaccine equity, and health justice. It delivers the People's Pandemic Prevention Plan (4P) policy platform, birddogging training and lobbying programs, COVID story-sharing tools, petition campaigns, and merchandise sales, all funded by individual donations.

Product overview

R2H (Right to Health) Action operates as a nonprofit advocacy organization with a digital platform centered on pandemic prevention and global health equity. The organization offers an integrated ecosystem of programs including an online merchandise store (powered by Bonfire), a petition platform (via Action Network), comprehensive event/training programming (Birddogging trainings, web-ins, workshops), the People's Pandemic Prevention Plan (4P) policy platform, COVID story-sharing tools, and volunteer recruitment systems. These offerings work together to mobilize grassroots action, advocate for policy change, and fund pandemic prevention efforts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• R2H Action Website and Online Platform
• R2H Action Merch Store

Quantifiable outcome

• $20 billion annually from all donor sources would avert $20-$30 trillion in economic losses from future pandemics
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Partners In HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-host of Public Health Force training with Senator Gillibrand; PIH has been a key ally in global health equity advocacy and pandemic prevention efforts; provides expertise on community-based healthcare models and policy recommendations
• Center for Popular DemocracycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-host of Public Health Force training; coalition partner in advocating for public health jobs corps legislation and broader progressive policy agenda
• Health in HarmonycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey partner for Global Fund to Stop Pandemics campaign; their Borneo Model of community-led planetary health solutions is central to R2H's prevention framework; Executive Director Jonathan Jennings featured as keynote speaker; their model informed S.2297 legislation
• Marked By COVIDcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-founder Kristin Urquiza leads Marked By COVID; R2H Action and Marked By COVID collaborate on storytelling, rallies, and advocacy campaigns; joint virtual protests and media events amplifying COVID survivor voices
• Public Citizen Global Trade WatchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLori Wallach, Director of Public Citizen Global Trade Watch, featured as keynote speaker at All Hands meetings; expertise on TRIPS waiver and vaccine technology sharing policies informs R2H's policy positions
• GlobeMedsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerExecutive Director Priya Freerman moderated Web-in on Racial Capitalism and COVID-19; partnership supports global health student organizing and advocacy training
• Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolicy advisor Afton Cissell from UAEM participated in Medicine for the People web-in; UAEM's work on drug pricing and IP waivers aligns with R2H's access to medicines advocacy
• I-MAKsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth justice lawyer Priti Radha Krishtel co-founder of I-MAK; featured panelist in Breaking Barriers to Vaccinate Billions web-in; expertise in pharmaceutical IP and access issues
• Doctors Without Borders / MSF Access CampaignsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeena Menghaney from MSF Access Campaign featured in vaccine equity web-in; provides frontline perspective on global health access barriers
• Health GAPsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMatthew Rose, Director of U.S. Policy & Advocacy at Health GAP, featured in vaccine equity web-in; longstanding HIV and social justice advocacy organization
• FXB Center for Health and Human Rights, HarvardsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Mary Bassett, Director of FXB Center, featured speaker in Racial Capitalism web-in; academic partnership providing research and policy expertise
• Housing WorkssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerJaron Benjamin, VP Community Mobilization and National Advocacy at Housing Works, featured in Racial Capitalism web-in
• Mighty EarthsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlenn Hurowitz, CEO of Mighty Earth, featured in Climate Justice web-in; environmental campaign organization working on deforestation and climate issues related to zoonotic disease prevention
• Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosted Demystifying Healthcare for All Americans web-in; Dr. Susan Rogers, President-elect of PNHP, served as speaker; expertise on universal healthcare policy
• 30+ Global Health Organizations CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition of 30+ organizations including AVAC, CARE, Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS/TB/Malaria, Global Health Council, ONE, Oxfam, PIH, Public Citizen, and others issued joint statement opposing Senate's cut of global COVID funds (April 2022)

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Oxfam America: Oxfam is a signatory of the 30+ organization joint statement on global COVID funding. It is a much larger global anti-poverty and health-equity advocacy organization with overlapping vaccine equity and pandemic preparedness work.
• ONE Campaign: ONE is a signatory of the 30+ organization joint statement on global COVID funding alongside R2H. It is a much larger, professionally staffed global health advocacy organization pushing for pandemic preparedness financing — same mission, broader scale and funding base.
• Doctors Without Borders / MSF Access Campaign: MSF Access Campaign is a featured partner on R2H's vaccine equity web-ins. MSF is a globally recognized medical-humanitarian organization advocating for equitable access to medicines, drugs, and vaccines — directly relevant on IP waiver and access policy.

Direct peers

• Health GAP (Global Access Project): Matthew Rose of Health GAP is a featured speaker on R2H's vaccine equity web-ins. Health GAP advocates for global access to HIV treatment and pandemic-related medicines — a closely comparable grassroots-to-Congress advocacy model in the same health-equity lane.
• Public Citizen: Global Trade Watch director Lori Wallach is a featured R2H speaker. Public Citizen is a longstanding progressive advocacy organization with overlapping work on TRIPS waivers, vaccine equity, and access to medicines — closely aligned with R2H's policy platform.
• Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP): Co-host of R2H's "Demystifying Healthcare for All Americans" web-in. PNHP is a physician-led advocacy organization pushing for single-payer healthcare and stronger public health infrastructure — comparable grassroots health-policy advocacy with health-worker leadership.
• Partners In Health: Core strategic partner of R2H Action, co-hosting Public Health Force trainings. PIH is a global health equity organization advocating for community-based healthcare models, directly aligned with R2H's pandemic preparedness and health systems advocacy.
• Health in Harmony: Core strategic partner whose Borneo Model underpins R2H's deforestation-driven pandemic prevention framework. Health in Harmony is a planetary-health nonprofit that operationalizes the upstream, community-led One Health approach R2H advocates for.
• Center for Popular Democracy: Co-host of R2H's Public Health Force training. CPD is a progressive organizing network advancing a public health jobs corps and broader social policy — a closely comparable coalition-builder and grassroots training partner.
• Marked By COVID: Co-founded by Kristin Urquiza, who is a co-founder of R2H Action. Marked By COVID is a COVID-bereaved advocacy group using survivor stories to push for accountability and pandemic policy — directly overlapping R2H's survivor-led, story-driven organizing model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/R2HAction
• Facebookfacebook.com/r2haction
• Instagraminstagram.com/r2haction
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/right-to-health-action

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about R2H (Right to Health) Action