Rajesh Panjabi

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After surviving Liberia’s civil conflict, Raj Panjabi co-founded Tiyatien Health (TH) to tackle the triple threat facing health care in post-war countries: a battered public sector, workforce shortages and rampant poverty. TH works with the Liberian government to build innovative partnerships between rural health centers and their surrounding communities. The model features a backbone of community health workers trained to accompany patients through their illnesses and beyond – linking the destitute sick to jobs, agriculture and women’s economic empowerment programs. Pioneering a community-based health system, TH serves as a scalable, public sector model for achieving equity in health.
  • Fellow 2010 Social Innovation Fellows
  • Fellow PopTech 2010
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Social Innovation Fellow Rajesh Panjabi rethinks healthcare in Liberia

Social Innovation Fellow Rajesh Panjabi rethinks healthcare in Liberia

When Rajesh Panjabi was nine years old, a war erupted in his home country of Liberia. When the war encroached on his hometown, his family had to leave. On the airport’s tarmac, Panjabi, his sister, and mother were separated on the tarmac from poorer Liberians. His family got on the plane and out of the country. The less fortunate did not. That memory stuck with him. Years later, as

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