Our Mission and Goal
Build Health International's mission is to improve access to and build capacity for dignified, affordable, and high-quality healthcare infrastructure in resource-constrained settings around the world.
Our goal is to increase equitable healthcare coverage and access for the most marginalized populations and to empower partners around the world with the resources and facilities necessary to deliver high-quality services to the patients they serve.
Our Guiding Principles
Collaborative Design: We work closely with our partners to plan, design, and oversee the construction of healthcare facilities in low- and middle-income countries.
Healthcare Access: We ensure everyone can access care, regardless of ability to pay.
Comprehensive Planning: We develop clinical and operational plans, as well as operational budgets for quality care.
Local Capacity Building: We hire and train local workforces and tradespeople.
Environmental Sustainability: We focus on renewable energy and minimizing our carbon footprint.
Ongoing Support: We build and maintain relationships with communities long after construction.
Cost Efficiency: We cut costs through in-kind donations and volunteers, pairing them with local workforces.
High Standards: We exceed standards, even in resource-constrained regions that lack access to materials and equipment.
Our Approach
Build Health International maximizes impact in resource-constrained settings, equipping our partners to deliver essential care where it’s needed most. We integrate our healthcare facilities into strong public systems, ensuring long-term, high-quality, accessible, and affordable care for local communities.
Beyond Infrastructure
We assist partners in creating plans that inform infrastructure design, guaranteeing high-quality care.
Local Solutions, Local Talent
We design and build with communities to meet the local, unique needs of each environment and use in-country resources when possible. We emphasize training and equipping workers with valuable trade skills.
Energy Efficiency
We implement renewable energy solutions to cut costs, freeing resources for vital healthcare services.
Learn Our Story
In 2009, David Walton, a medical doctor working with Partners In Health called Jim Ansara, founder and former CEO of Shawmut Design and Construction, for assistance in building a 100-bed community hospital in central Haiti.
A Message from Dr. Paul Farmer. Co-Founder, Partners In Health.
”BHI is attacking the poverty of mean aspirations - acceptance of decaying and poorly built infrastructure as inevitable and tolerable - by designing, building, and maintaining high-quality hospitals, clinics, and labs in settings from Haiti to Rwanda.”
Dr. Paul Farmer
Co-Founder, Partners In Health