Al Hammond, Senior Entrepreneur, Ashoka. Al Hammond's presentation from the 2009 Take Action! Impact Investing Conference in San Francisco.

1. The Future of Healthcare
Dr. Allen Hammond
Senior Entrepreneur, Ashoka & CEO, Healthpoint Services Global
Take Action/Impact Investing Conference
October 6, 2009

2. Problem: Preventing Illness,
Promoting Wellbeing
Malnutrition
Lack of Access to Clean Water
http://www.scienceclarified.com/images/uesc_06_img0351.jpg
http://doctorswithoutborders.org/news/article.cfm?id=3108&
cat=field-news&ref=tag-index
http://www.unicef.org.nz/store/i
mages/05-0491-big.jpg
http://www.gnome.org/~federico/ne
ws-2006-10.html
Lack of Family Planning Services

3. Solution: Preventive Commodities
Access to Clean Water Nutritional Supplements
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http://fieldnotes.unicefusa.org/mt/mt-
http://www.facsimilemagazine.com
/2009/02/index.html
Condoms, etc.
Campaign-at-Risk-Faces-Fresh-HIV-Epidemic-41674-1.htm
http://www.medindia.net/news/Cambodias-Condom-
http://www.popcouncil.org/microbicides/ClinicalStudies.h
tml

4. Problem: Shortage of Rural Doctors
http://blog.physiciansforpeace.org/blog/volunteer-connection http://docfitzgerald.blogspot.com/
http://encarta.msn.com/media_461547272/health_clinic_in_rural_i
ndia.html
http://www.kayavolunteer.com/projects/Work-in-Hospitals-and-Rural-Clinics-in-India.html

5. Solution 1: Rural Connectivity –
Mobile Telephony and Broadband
WiMAX deployment in Africa
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/163172

6. Solution 2: Telemedicine
-- bringing a doctor to your doorstep
http://webexvsyugma.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/telemedicine.j
pg
http://www.textually.org/
Flickr/ phat_controller

7. Problem: Lack of Accurate Diagnosis
and Affordable Treatment
Flickr / World bank photo collection
Flickr/ www.cliche-bf.fr
http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/photo139166.htm

8. Solution 1: IT-based Diagnostics
http://www.geek.com/

9. Solution 2: Diagnostic Strip Tests
http://ifp.co.in/photoby.php?photographer
id=7
http://bhatbiotech.com/rapid.html
http://www.diamed.com/

10. Solution 3: Labs-on-a-Chip in the
Pipeline
http://www.clarosdx.com/technology.php http://www3.niaid.nih.gov
/
http://www.devicelink.com/
http://www.sait.samsung.co.kr/
http://medgadget.com/
PHOTO: Andres W. Martinez

11. Solution 4: Low cost generics
& telepharmacy
http://whiteblouse.wordpress.com/2008/11/25/fake-
medicines-flood-cambodian-market/
http://healthnews.nchealthplans.com/
Flickr/ Foraggio Fotographic
Flickr/ bakerin

12. The Future is Now: Healthpoint Services
in partnership with Ashoka and Naandi Foundation

13. The Future is Now: Affordable Care
Infectious Diseases
Malaria Rapid Card Test – Maleriscan 100 rupees / $2.00
Syphilis Rapid Slide Test – Syphistat 25 rupees / $0.50
Hepatitis Rapid Card Test – Hepascan 50 rupees / $1.00
Chronic Diseases
Diabetes Liquid Stable Reagents – Glucose 20 rupees / $0.35
Liver Disease Liquid Stable Reagents – Bilirubin 40 rupees / $0.85
Anemia Haemoglobin 10 rupees / $0.20
Telemedicine
MD consultations Real-time face-to-face video 50 rupees / $1.00
Prevention
Clean Water Reverse Osmosis + uv / 20 liters/day 2.5 rupees / $0.05

14. Questions?
Contact
ahammond@ashoka.org
al.hammond@gmail.com
Ashoka: Innovators for the Public
1700 North Moore Street
Suite 2000
Arlington, VA 22209 USA