Our Core Mission
Future Health (GHP-SD) was built on a straightforward belief: the quality of care a person receives should not depend on where they live or how much money they have. Our mission is to support universal access to quality health services — by promoting inclusive health policies, ensuring sustainable financing, and driving multisectoral action for sustainable development.
GHP-SD applies five integrated approaches to tackle Burundi's public health challenges: innovative evaluation and research, wide-ranging services and programs, effective training and education, community strategic impact interventions, and individuals and family health insurance. Drawing on lessons from infectious disease response, we apply our expertise to disability, non- communicable diseases, and the health impact of climate change.
Direct Clinical Care
The Ubuntu Medical Center and a network of mobile clinics deliver care directly to patients — including those in districts with no permanent health facility.
Health System Strengthening
We work alongside the Ministry of Public Health — training health workers, building local capacity, and expanding insurance models like the mutuelles de santé. We are not a parallel system.
The Philosophy of Ubuntu
Our philosophy is rooted in the African concept of Ubuntu — "I am because we are." A person's health is tied to their community, their environment, and the people around them.
Whole person
We treat the diagnosis and the context — social, economic, environmental.
Community focus
Programs combine clinical care, disability inclusion, and economic support.
Root causes
A treated patient going home to unsafe water is not a solved problem.
A Commitment to Decolonizing Global Health
Future Health is based in Burundi, led by East African professionals, and shaped by the communities we serve. Every program is co-designed with local health committees. Our research priorities are set by local stakeholders — not just donor mandates.
Our data belongs to the communities it came from. Real health equity only happens when local leaders are in charge of their own health systems.
Looking to the Future
National CHW Coverage
Extend our Community Health Worker network to all 18 provinces of Burundi within 5 years.
Digital Health Infrastructure
Build real-time disease surveillance and telemedicine capacity for remote districts.
Future Health Institute
Establish a training academy for the next generation of African public health leaders.