IXL Social Enterprise Case Studies Chronic Diseases October, 2013 | Page 18

Improving Chronic Disease Care in Slums by 2019

Can we build a social healthcare
enterprise that serves the needs of 25
million slum dwellers suffering from
chronic diseases by 2019?

“Through the Hult Prize challenge, you
will be part of the solution as you develop
accessible, affordable health enterprises
capable of delivering care to the millions
of people suffering from chronic diseases
in or near the world’s cities.”
- President Clinton

The purpose of this challenge is to improve health options around diagnostics, treatment and care for
those suffering from chronic diseases in slums around the world. This will lead to better productivity,
more robust healthcare systems for all slum dwellers, and individuals who have significantly higher
quality of life. The winning business solution should have significant and measurable impact.
A list of questions to help develop a good winning business solution is provided in Figure 15. The
solution should have a sustainable business model. It should improve health options. It should have
a stage implementation plan with clear milestones and funding required for each milestone. Overall,
the winning solution should scale rapidly to serve an ever increasing number of people with chronic
disease in a relatively short time. Solutions may be built around any of the following steps in the
chronic disease timeline: diagnostics, treatment or continued and extended care, but must reach
25 million people with chronic disease by 2019.

Figure 15. Guiding metrics help identify solutions that deliver the most impact

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