Last Mile Health

Last Mile Health saves lives in the world’s most remote communities. The organization partners with countries to design and build community-based primary health systems, linking community health workers with nurses, doctors, and midwives at community clinics. From their original roots in Liberia, they have expanded their work to include partnerships in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Sierra…

Why we love them

Last Mile is positioned to influence global health policies and funding streams towards community-based health services.

In the News

• Last Mile Health launched the Framework for Action: Achieving Gender Equity in the Community Health Workforce, a guide featuring 16 actionable recommendations to address the gender-based challenges that women community health workers face. 
• Last Mile Health was featured in the Front Page Africa article Malaria Prevalence Drops Significantly in Liberia.
• Last Mile Health was featured in the Harper’s Bazaar article The Forgotten Front Line.
• Last Mile Health received the Skoll Award for Social Innovation in 2017.
• Last Mile Health founder Raj Panjabi received the 2017 TED Prize.
• Recipient of Segal Family Foundation’s 2013 Rising Star Award.
• Last Mile Health co-founders Raj Panjabi and Peter Luckow were selected as Echoing Green Fellows in 2011.
• Last Mile Health co-founder Raj Panjabi was selected as a 2011 Rainer Arnhold Fellow by Mulago.
• Last Mile Health was featured in the Stanford Social Innovation Review article Our Best Bet Is a Long Bet.