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The emergence of health microinsurance (HMI) programmes worldwide provides hope that the poor will receive, at a minimum, a reliable, adequate level of access to affordable healthcare. Led by the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill and the ILO's Microinsurance Innovation Facility, Briefing Note #5, which is based on a longer thematic study that includes a literature review of 68 documents covering the period from 1999 to 2010 and expert interviews with more than 31 experts representing 25 organizations, focuses on private sector HMI and discusses the challenges that limit the growth and impact of HMI. In addition to identifying barriers to success, the authors present innovations that may move the field forward, including collaboration with public programmes.

This study focuses on private sector health microinsurance 'HMI' and discusses the challenges that limit the growth and impact of HMI. In addition to identifying barriers to success, it presents innovations that may move the field forward, including collaboration with public programmes.

Stories of Change is Ashoka’s electronic book series profiling stories of "changemakers in the Ashoka community", Fellows, Youth Venturers, staff and partners. In this report 22 social entrepreneurs from across the globe disclose what they hope or believe the world will look like in 2020, as well as what they will do to move in that direction.

Este libro desarrolla ampliamente la relación entre los mercados y los pobres a través de la presentación de 33 iniciativas, de empresas de todo tamaño y de emprendedores sociales que realizan negocios para servir a los sectores de bajos ingresos en Iberoamérica. Los casos analizados incluyen distintos roles de las comunidades de bajos ingresos (productores, distribuidores, clientes, líderes del negocio) y corresponden a experiencias servicios públicos, reciclaje y agricultura.

This report discusses four years of the WBCSD-SNV alliance's progress on implementing inclusive business ventures in ten countries within Latin America. The report highlights 11 case examples and three areas of work: raising awareness about inclusive business models, brokering of new opportunities and advocating for the improvement of framework conditions.

This report focuses on key issue areas that need to be addressed to move the field of inclusive business forward. 14 different cases of companies which operate in a range of different countries and industry sectors are analysed and a first look provides a preliminary analysis of the drivers, results, and key elements these inclusive business models share.

This report points out five core challenges that companies face when implementing inclusive business models and shows exemplary solutions for these by using experiences from companies which are already active in Inclusive business. Besides it presents case studies of 14 companies with different inclusive business models in different regions of the world.

This case study provides an overview of Ziqitza Healthcare Limited. It reviews the demand for emergency medical services in India, and outlines the company's growth, partnerships, and journey to scale.

This case study showcases Indian healthcare company, LifeSpring Hospitals, which joined the Business Call to Action with its commitment to expand access to affordable, high-quality maternal and child health care to low-income families throughout India. It outlines the company's goals which includes providing 82,000 women with high-quality maternity and reproductive health services, and it discusses how the business model works; the business and development impacts to date; and the key success factors.