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Last Mile Health (A)

By: Brian Trelstad and V. Kasturi Rangan
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  • | Language:English
  • | Pages:20
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Abstract

As the Ebola outbreak threatens the fragile health system of Liberia, Raj Panjabi, the founder of Last Mile Health, faces a dilemma: should he expand beyond the organizaton's core mission to help the country build emergency health care capacity, or should he stick to his knitting? Panjabi, a Liberian who immigrated with his family to the United States during the Liberian Civil War, founded Last Mile Health as a non-profit organization to recruit and train community health workers to reach remote rural communities with basic health services. The case traces the founding and early years of Last Mile Health, before the organization has to decide whether they pursue a significant amount of new funding to expand into other areas.

Keywords

Healthcare; Ebola; Nonprofit Organizations; Health Care and Treatment; Rural Scope; Health Pandemics; Growth and Development; Decisions; Health Industry; Africa

Citation

Trelstad, Brian, and V. Kasturi Rangan. "Last Mile Health (A)." Harvard Business School Case 320-027, March 2020. (Revised August 2020.)
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Brian L. Trelstad

General Management
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V. Kasturi Rangan

Marketing
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