Mission & Approach

Our goals are not unusual, but our approach is said to be inventive and pioneering. Yet in the end we actually want to make ourselves redundant, leaving behind a sustainable and functioning health care system that employs sufficient health workers to serve their communities.

Mission

Touch Foundation is bringing vital healthcare services to patients with the greatest unmet medical needs in rural sub-Saharan Africa. Touch has trained hundreds of healthcare workers such as doctors, nurses, lab technicians and pharmacists. Now, Touch is working to ensure these healthcare professionals are treating the patients in the remote rural regions where the greatest needs exist.

Our current public and private investors tell us that our combination of effective action, innovation and long term sustainability is why they continue to support our work. We will improve the healthcare situation in sub-Saharan Africa only if we tackle problems in context through engaging local organizations and government from the beginning.

We will continue to:

• Approach problem solving with rigorous analysis. We understand the real challenges faced and ensure our resources and those of our partners are directed efficiently to obtain the greatest possible impact.
• Work in partnership. With the Tanzanian Government, hospital management and community leaders, we ensure that our work supports national strategic goals so that successful programs can continue under local ownership into the future.
• Collaborate with the public and private sectors. We can leverage the experience of donor agencies, leading medical and not-for-profit institutions, corporate partners and private individuals to develop innovative and sustainable solutions.