Partners For Patients

What Partners For Patients does

Partners For Patients is a Basel-based nonprofit NGO founded in 1990 that operates health advocacy and policy development programs across Africa. Its core work centers on the Every African Everywhere Health Solidarity Strategy (EASY), a 10-year strategic partnership with the Pan-African Parliament covering all 55 African Union member states, targeting 1.8 billion lives and aiming to accredit over 100,000 healthcare professionals. The organization has authored the Africans Beating Cancer (ABC) Model Law, the continent's first harmonized legal framework for cancer prevention, treatment, financing, and research, and runs the Worldwide Cancer Voices Forum, a monthly global convening of patients, care partners, and advocates whose findings are channeled into legislation.

The organization's technology footprint is limited to digital platforms and forums used to convene global patient and advocate communities. Its principal technical asset is the Worldwide Cancer Voices Forum, which functions as a community ecosystem rather than a software product. The revenue model is entirely grant- and partnership-based; there is no commercial pricing, no app, no API, and no disclosed funding rounds. Operations are supported by 1-10 employees and depend on long-term institutional alliances — primarily the Pan-African Parliament and the Malcom Orlando Ivy Foundation — for both funding and continental distribution reach.

Name

Partners For Patients

Legal name

Partners For Patients NGO

Website

https://pfp.ngo

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Partners For Patients is a Basel-based nonprofit NGO that develops health policy frameworks and patient advocacy programs, primarily across Africa, through a 10-year partnership with the Pan-African Parliament covering 55 nations. Its flagship initiatives include the EASY strategy, the ABC Model Law, and the Worldwide Cancer Voices Forum.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Health Policy Advocacy

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Patient Advocacy, Navigation & Access to Care (BPAGACAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public–Private Partnerships (PPPs) for Global Health (HLAJAOAD), Health Systems Strengthening & Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Partnerships (HLAJAOAL), Medical Missions & Global Health NGOs (BPAGACAI)

Keywords

• Cancer policy advocacy
• Health system strengthening
• Non-communicable disease programs
• Patient advocacy campaigns
• Clinical trial accreditation

Headquarters

HQ city

Basel

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Partnership and Grant Funding: Revenue generated through long-term strategic partnerships with government bodies (Pan-African Parliament) and foundations (Malcom Orlando Ivy Foundation). Funding supports implementation of health programs including cancer care initiatives, medical education, and policy development.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Partners For Patients is a nonprofit health advocacy organization that develops continental health policy frameworks, runs patient advocacy programs, and advances clinical trial and professional accreditation readiness across African Union member states. Its work is delivered through long-term strategic partnerships with governmental bodies such as the Pan-African Parliament, yielding initiatives like the EASY strategy, the ABC Model Law, and the Worldwide Cancer Voices Forum.

Product overview

Partners For Patients NGO operates as a health advocacy and policy organization offering a portfolio of health initiatives and programs rather than a traditional software product. The core offerings include the EASY (Every African Everywhere Health Solidarity Strategy) umbrella initiative with flagship programs such as Africa's Beating Cancer Plan, alongside the Worldwide Cancer Voices Forum for global patient advocacy. The organization also develops policy frameworks like the Africans Beating Cancer (ABC) Model Law and runs healthcare professional training and accreditation programs. These offerings work together to advance health equity and precision medicine across Africa through policy, advocacy, and professional development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Every African Everywhere Health Solidarity Strategy (EASY): A 10-year health partnership strategy with the Pan African Parliament to strengthen health systems across 55 African nations, focusing on non-communicable diseases including cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes.
• Africans Beating Cancer (ABC) Model Law
• Worldwide Cancer Voices Forum

Products and services

• Worldwide Cancer Voices Forum Monthly global convening platform for patients, care partners, and advocates that addresses disparities and unmet needs in cancer care and channels findings into legislation. Targeted at patient advocacy organizations, care partners, and policy stakeholders worldwide.
• Every African Everywhere Health Solidarity Strategy (EASY) Ten-year continental health system strengthening partnership with the Pan-African Parliament covering cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes prevention and management across 55 African Union member states. Targeted at African Union governments and health ministries.
• Africans Beating Cancer (ABC) Model Law Harmonized legal framework covering cancer prevention, treatment, financing, and research designed for adoption by all 55 African Union member states. Targeted at African Union governments and national legislatures.
• Africa's Beating Cancer Plan Flagship cancer care program operating under the EASY strategy to coordinate continental cancer care initiatives across African nations. Targeted at African health systems and patient populations.
• Healthcare Professional Accreditation Program Program targeting accreditation of over 100,000 healthcare professionals, including clinical trials accreditation and professional development across African health systems. Targeted at African healthcare professionals and institutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Projected to impact 1.8 billion lives across Africa through the EASY strategy
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship.

• Malcom Orlando Ivy FoundationflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 August 2026Joint launch of 'The Worldwide Cancer Voices Forum', a monthly global gathering for patients, care partners, and advocates addressing disparities in cancer care. The inaugural forum is scheduled for September 1, 2026, with findings to be reflected into legislation.
• Pan-African ParliamentflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 October 2025Landmark 10-year partnership agreement to launch the 'Every African Everywhere Health Solidarity Strategy (EASY)' aimed at strengthening health systems across 55 African nations. Focus areas include cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes prevention and management. Includes goal to accredit 100,000+ healthcare professionals.
• Pan-African Parliament of the African UnionflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 October 2025Strategic 10-year partnership announced to formally launch at UNGA September 2026, targeting 1.8 billion lives through five pilot initiatives: cancer care, medical education, health policy internships, health economics workshops, and clinical trials accreditation for healthcare professionals. Aligns with African Union's Agenda 2063.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC): Pan-African cancer research and training organization focused on cancer control across the continent. Directly comparable on Africa-specific cancer policy, research, and workforce capacity building.
• AMREF Health Africa: Leading Africa-focused health NGO delivering community health, training, and advocacy programs. Comparable as an Africa-rooted health organization operating at continental scale across multiple disease areas.
• Union for International Cancer Control (UICC): Global cancer control membership organization that convenes patient advocates, policymakers, and clinicians to shape cancer policy. Most directly comparable to Partners For Patients on mission and multi-stakeholder cancer advocacy globally.
• NCD Alliance: Global network advancing NCD policy and advocacy, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. Highly comparable on the multi-NCD advocacy mandate spanning cancer, cardiovascular, and diabetes that EASY targets.

Broad incumbents

• Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI): Global health NGO working with governments to strengthen health systems and expand access. Comparable on the government-partnered health-system-strengthening model, though operating at much larger scale.
• American Cancer Society: Large established cancer patient advocacy and research organization. Comparable on the cancer advocacy mission and patient-navigation work, though it operates at much larger scale and primarily in the US.
• Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC): Continental public health agency of the African Union setting health policy and coordinating responses across member states. Comparable as a continental health policy actor engaging African Union governance structures.
• World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO): UN agency directing health policy and capacity across African member states. Comparable on the regional health-policy-and-systems-strengthening mandate across the 55 African Union nations.

Emerging players

• PATH: Global health NGO working on health system strengthening and innovation across low- and middle-income countries. Comparable on the NGO-driven health system strengthening and partnerships with governments.
• Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon / Pink Ribbon Africa-type cancer initiatives: Public-private cancer initiatives historically focused on women's cancers in Africa. Comparable on the cancer-in-Africa policy and partnership model, though narrower in disease scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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