52% of the world still can’t access essential health services. Typically, these are individuals living in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where resource constraints can limit availability to skilled health workers, diagnostics, medicines, vaccinations, and health insurance. The result is increased morbidity, mortality, and lost opportunity – for the communities, but also for the world. There are billions of people in emerging health markets with needs for products and services that aren’t being met.

In response, reach52 has developed an innovative, human-powered, data-driven model of care. Using their offline-first mHealth platform, ‘reach52 access’, they enable a full range of accessible health services in underserved markets. Networks of Community Health Workers are upskilled and equipped to become ‘reach52 Agents’, in partnership with governments and public health providers. reach52 also partners with private sector (pharma, MedTech, consumer health and financial services), who fund a range of impact-oriented services (patient and customer engagement, access and supply chain, health and medical services, and data and insights) in hard-to-reach communities. Finally, reach52 also collaborates with multilaterals and civil society organizations, leveraging their platform to establish repeatable, scalable health services across LMICs.

As a sustainable social business model, reach52 implements in underserved rural communities where incomes are typically lower than national averages. They focus on households in the ‘missing middle’, who are often excluded from government social protection schemes, yet still face significant barriers. These households are typically living a significant distance from existing health and financial services, such as clinics, pharmacies, and MFI branches, creating additional geographic access challenges as well.

reach52 works across six countries, with diverse expertise in healthcare, tech, data insights, community engagement, social services, and strategy. reach52 is headquartered in Singapore and supports global partners through teams and health workers on-the-ground in the Philippines, Indonesia, India, Myanmar, Kenya, and South Africa.