February 12, 2019

Making Bookkeeping Easier for Private Health Providers

Managing a business is a lot of work and many health care providers who own facilities have never received training in business administration, making it even more of a challenge. SHOPS Plus helps providers acquire the necessary skills to run their facilities efficiently and effectively through business and financial management training. These skills are particularly important in accessing credit. 

February 7, 2019

Banyan Global Welcomes the Launch of the Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative (W-GDP)

Banyan Global welcomes the Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative (W-GDP) announced by the White House.

January 29, 2019

From Civil Servant to Business Owner – Access to Finance Empowers Local Doctor

When Dr. Chacha Wambura registered his new health facility in Tanzania as a private for-profit dispensary in 2009, he had no idea that it would become the leading private health facility in his district, Bagamoyo.

October 10, 2018

Banyan Global Wins USAID Early Implementation Evaluation of the Egyptian American Enterprise Fund Task Order

Banyan Global wins the United Stated Agency for International Development (USAID) early implementation evaluation of the Egyptian American Enterprise Fund (EAEF) task order under the Bureau for Policy Planning and Learning (PPL) Monitoring and Evaluation (EVAL ME) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract.

August 30, 2018

Timely Access to Financing Results in New Operating Room, More Women Treated

With the support of SHOPS Plus and its partner AccèsBanque Madagascar, the Malagasy Lutheran Church’s Health Department (SALFA) hospital in Fianarantsoa built a new operating room and added more beds to provide quality care to people in the community.

April 23, 2018

Team Members in Uganda Improve Access to Finance for the Private Health Sector

Banyan Global’s team on the USAID Uganda Private Health Support (PHS) Program organized an Access to Finance workshop with dfcu Bank to help health care providers learn more about financing to purchase medical equipment.

March 23, 2018

Stakeholders Join Forces to Strengthen the Malagasy Private Health Sector

A diverse group of stakeholders joined forces in Madagascar on January 25 at a workshop facilitated by SHOPS Plus to improve private sector engagement in health .

March 19, 2018

Strengthening Health Businesses to Increase Access to Services in Rural Settings

SHOPS Plus is working to strengthen the sustainability of accredited drug dispensing outlets (ADDOs) in Tanzania, which are largely owned and managed by women.

February 27, 2018

Training Helps Midwife Increase Savings and Expand Services After Setback

When flood waters damaged her clinic in 2013, Bineta Sène Sall had to cut back on her services. After participating in a SHOPS Plus training on financial management, however, she chose to invest in her clinic and offer new services, and now her clinic is financially stronger than before.

January 22, 2018

Changing Business Practices for Improved Access to Finance

After attending a SHOPS Plus training session, Sengalese health providers decided to adopt better business practices.