Our Five Step Launch Process

1 Mapping

We identify healthcare black holes using our innovative HealthAIM tool.

Our innovative HealthAIM tool uses a variety of data sources to identify healthcare black holes where OneDay Health centres could be transformative. These include GPS co-ordinates of government facilities, population density data and data from the Ugandan census which outlines health accessibility.

2 Locating

Next, we investigate the black holes to find the locations with the biggest need which will have the best chance of sustaining a OneDay Health centre.

Our process begins with visiting remote healthcare black hole areas to assess whether the population size and healthcare needs justify establishing a OneDay Health centre. We actively engage with the community to gauge their support and ensure sustainability. Once a suitable location is identified, we secure a two-room building for rent and carry out minor renovations, such as cementing the floor, adding partition walls, and installing doors.

We then select 8–10 locations within the area to form a healthcare hub. Each health centre requires an initial investment of US$4,000 to fully equip and operate for the first year. This entire setup process typically takes about one month from initial assessment to launch.

3 Equipping

OneDay Health centres are fully equipped to provide comprehensive primary care.

Our centres can treat common conditions, such as malaria and diarrhoea, chronic conditions like high blood pressure and diabetes, and provide pregnancy care. We equip our fantastic nurses with clinical guidelines, training and the tools they need to diagnose and treat conditions with competence and confidence.

• Furniture: Drug cupboard, chairs, tables, hand washing device

• Small solar unit with 3 lights, and phone charging

• Smartphone for monthly reporting

• 50 basic tablets to treat 30 common conditions

• IV drugs and IV fluids

• Receipt books and other accounting books

• Buckets, basins and other miscellaneous equipment

4 Launching

We launch a OneDay Health centre in just one day.

All equipment, and the pioneering nurse are transported in just one pickup truck. The nurse starts seeing patients on the very day we unload the truck. Village health workers reach 300 local households to inform the community of the new health services 

5 Sustaining

OneDay Health centres are designed to be financially self-sustainable.

We aim to treat 200 patients a month and expect 50% operational sustainability within 6 months and 75-100% sustainability within 12 months.

Nurses are supervised weekly for the first month, to check diagnosis and treatment quality, organisation and accounting. After that, hub managers visit monthly for support and supervision.

After one year, we assess the facility for sustainability and in consultation with the community decide whether it should continue, be relocated, or close. We expect at least 75% of our facilities will remain viable indefinitely.

300,000 patients treated and counting

From family planning to treating life threatening conditions like malaria or chronic conditions like high blood pressure, we have treated hundreds of thousands of people so far.