Country: Ghana
Big Bet: Ensure people in rural Ghana can get the care they need by bringing affordable, high-quality primary healthcare directly to their communities through mobile clinics, tele-health, and local health workers.
Project: This project brings healthcare directly to rural and underserved communities in Ghana through solar-powered Hope Health Vans that travel to areas where clinics and hospitals are scarce. Each van is equipped with diagnostic tools and staffed by medical professionals who provide consultations, screenings, and treatment close to where people live. Community health volunteers and telehealth services connect patients to follow-up care through established community-based Health Hubs, helping ensure support continues after the van leaves. By removing distance and cost barriers, the initiative helps more people receive timely care, prevent serious illness, and improve health outcomes in rural communities.
Osei Boateng is transforming healthcare access by bringing care directly to rural communities in Ghana through solar-powered health vans, community-based services, and digital solutions. Driven by the conviction that where a person lives should not determine whether they will live, Osei and his team have provided healthcare to over 16,000 individuals across more than 100 communities. A 2023 CNN Hero, 2024 Praxis Fellow, and 2025 Global Citizen Grand Prize Winner, Osei holds a B.S. in Human Biology and an MHA from Cornell University, as well as an MBC from the University of Utah. His work has earned recognition from CNN, EuroNews, and the WHO.