Exciting news for the start of 2021, reach52 has launched a new medicines service into emerging rural markets across Karnataka, India.

In low- and middle-income countries, access to affordable diagnostics and screening is undoubtedly one of the biggest barriers in healthcare. We create access to medicines through our reach52 marketplace service in our communities, but clearly patients can’t benefit unless they have been diagnosed for their disease. Nor can patients’ conditions be effectively monitored and treated […]

reach52 has been announced as an “Inclusive Fintech 50” for 2020. Inclusive Fintech 50 elevates early-stage fintechs driving financial inclusion and resilience around the globe.   Inclusive Fintech 50 announced the 2020 cohort of startups driving inclusion and resilience for the 3 billion financially underserved people globally. An independent panel of 35 experts from venture capital, technology, and financial services […]

We’re excited to be collaborating with UNICEF Innovation to build fintech for the 52% of the world who can’t access traditional health services. Improving financial protection for low- and middle-income countries is a key to delivering health for all, and we already provide affordable insurance to rural communities across India, Cambodia and the Philippines.   Since 2016, we have improved access to medicines, microinsurance and other health […]

reach52 has partnered with Biocon Biologics to bring affordable quality insulin to the Philippines, supporting Biocon’s commitment to make recombinant human insulin available for less than 10 US cents in low- and middle-income countries.   Working with the local governments of the municipalities of Pototan and Cuartero in the provinces of Iloilo and Capiz, the goal is to strengthen timely access to medicines, screening and care in diabetes.   This is a part […]

There is an increasing worldwide incident of dengue, the viral infection spread by mosquitoes, with an 8x increase in reported cases over the past 20 years. An estimated 2.5 billion people in more than 100 countries are at-risk and an estimated 50 million dengue infections occur annually in the world. The burden is particularly high […]

“International Day of the Girl” recognises girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world. Empowerment of women and girls is a key focus of reach52’s healthcare services in rural communities across South and South East Asia, from creating access to affordable feminine care through to maternal health programmes. The majority of the […]

reach52 has partnered with Philips to launch a new ultrasound service for expectant mothers in rural Philippines. Only 10 to 20% of women in rural regions are able to undergo the recommended ultrasound before 24 weeks of their pregnancy due to affordability and accessibility. reach52 has equipped community midwives with the Philips Lumify, a portable […]

We’re excited to announce the launch of reach52’s first health services in India, providing affordable health insurance for a rural population of over 150,000 people across Karnataka through our reach52 marketplace service. reach52 has partnered with non-governmental organisations MYRADA and MYKAPS to equip their field teams as reach52 marketplace managers who will drive awareness of the new […]

reach52 has collaborated with Medtronic LABS to launch a new diabetes and hypertension programme in rural Philippines. The ‘Padayon’ (meaning ‘Keep Moving Forward’) programme empowers patients to continue to live their life though access to the quality testing, medicines and coaching support they need. The programme will be piloted in Pototan in the Western Visayas, […]

In late 2019, reach52 partnered with Gilead Sciences and the Philippines Department of Health to launch comprehensive hepatitis B (HBV) services for rural populations in the Philippines.

reach52 has now expanded its affordable insurance services into Cambodia, following on from our successful launch in the Philippines at the end of 2019. Previously uninsured and unbanked individuals in Siem Reap province are now able to order these insurance plans through the reach52 marketplace service, which also delivers affordable medicines and consumer health products.

reach52 was a finalist at the Health Innovation Marketplace, part of the Health Innovation Exchange Annual Event 2020, hosted virtually by UNAIDS and partners. We were recognised for our innovation in digital health, and impact in delivering accessible, affordable healthcare for rural markets across South and South East Asia.

We’re delighted reach52 has been announced as 2020 laureate of the Pierre Fabre Foundation’s Global South eHealth Observatory – recognising our innovation and impact in reaching the 52% of the world without health services. 

Read the full report here. v

reach52 has partnered with Save The Children to launch a new telehealth service for expectant mothers in Metro Manila in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic. The service is part of the ‘STEP UP MNCHN (Maternal, Newborn and Child Health and Nutrition)’ project of Save The Children Philippines, sponsored by Johnson & Johnson and supported by the City Health Offices of Paranaque and Mandaluyong.

reach52 CEO Edward Booty was on Sky News and Channels Television this month calling for faster action on COVID-19 in poorer countries, where the pandemic’s pace continues to increase. Traditional health services just don’t reach many of communities in these countries, so technology is essential to deliver the support they need and save lives. You […]

reach52 featured as ‘Success Story’ by Facebook following our participation in the Facebook Startup programme last year!

This week, reach52 is launching its COVID-19 Information and Symptom Checker in Senegal and Kenya to support rural communities during the global pandemic. Residents in these remote communities can use the reach52 chatbot service via Facebook Messenger to get the facts vs myths on COVID-19 to overcome misinformation, check their COVID-19 symptoms and get advice based on WHO guidelines.

The global spread of COVID-19 came at a moment when momentum for universal health coverage (UHC) was increasing. With the response to COVID-19 currently consuming all the political oxygen and pushing already overburdened systems past their breaking points, progress towards achieving UHC is at a standstill.

This World Health Day, we didn’t want to just celebrate our Community Nurses & Midwives, we wanted everyone to hear what they need to combat COVID-19 and existing epidemics.

We joined over +18,000 innovators for the #BuildforCOVID19 global online hackathon organised by the World Health Organization (WHO) and tech giants such as Facebook and Microsoft.

Public health experts have long warned of the likelihood of a high-impact acute respiratory pandemic. Even as China experienced a major crisis related to COVID-19 beginning in January 2020, other countries failed to use the time to adequately prepare.  Now, with 225,237 cases and 9,276 deaths (as of March 19th), it is an emergency that will affect every single person on our planet.

reach52 has partnered with Globe Telecom, the largest mobile network operator in the Philippines, to support its mobile-enabled health services in remote, rural communities.

reach52 recently participated in the PMAC 2020 event in Bangkok focused on accelerating universal healthcare progress.

Affordable healthcare services and products delivered in remote communities previously without access.

It’s that time of the year when our social feeds and inboxes are full of the latest trend predictions for the year ahead. This is certainly the case in healthcare, an industry experiencing disruption in multiple ways.

reach52 is piloting a new insurance service for remote, rural communities in the Philippines.

reach52 has been announced as an awardee of the prestigious DBS Bank Foundation’s Social Enterprise Grant, supporting our expansion across Asia.

Check out this article from Edward Booty and Logan Ansell for the World Economic Forum on how to embrace digital health and leapfrog the long-standing barriers to universal healthcare coverage that exist in pre…

We are delighted to announce that from November 2019, we are changing our name from Allied World Healthcare to reach52.

We are delighted to announce the launch of a new reach52 medicine ordering and delivery service in the Philippines in partnership with Novartis Social Business, Zuellig Pharma and MedExpress.