Actionable Data Initiative
For over a decade Virtue Foundation has employed machine learning and AI to better understand healthcare needs and resources in low- and low-middle income countries, with the goal of providing information and insights that can help increase efficiency in the market for global healthcare delivery.
The demand for global healthcare is enormous. The disparity in surgical care alone demonstrates the magnitude of the problem, with more than 143 million people waiting for surgery in low- and low-middle income countries. According to the Lancet Commissions:
- 5 billion people do not have access to safe, affordable surgical and anesthesia care when needed.
- Access is worst in low- and low-middle income countries, where 9 out of 10 people cannot access basic surgical care.
- In the landscape of global surgery, only 6% of all surgeries happen in the poorest countries, where over 33% of the world’s population lives.
Yet, the global marketplace for delivery of targeted healthcare in resource-poor regions continues to present challenges. That is to say, while human and capital resources to care for underserved populations have increased, these resources remain unevenly distributed. The people and institutions that wish to deliver healthcare—volunteers, nonprofits, governments, the private sector—lack ready access to the granular, local data necessary to identify those most in need. The Virtue Foundation Actionable Data seeks to address this information asymmetry and thereby reduce the frictions that lead to inefficient delivery of services or disengagement.
VF Match
VFMatch is an innovative technology platform that intelligently matches need and resources in the healthcare sector. Its primary goal is to reduce inefficiencies in the delivery of healthcare by matching the needs of underserved populations around the world with the resources of governments, non-profits, companies and individuals.Learn More
