Industry Challenges
Every year, about 250 million people become infected with malaria, causing nearly 1 million deaths. Tuberculosis affects 9 million people annually, with 1.6 million people dying from it. Diabetes is another disease that plagues both the developing and developed worlds, affecting 180 million people and causing more than 1 million deaths a year. Organizations working to combat these diseases face complex questions:
How can new drugs, vaccines, and treatments be developed as quickly as possible to help address the diseases of the developing world?
How can we optimize our portfolio management? How can new technologies be leveraged to improve the level of care?
How can health systems be developed and optimized to expand health coverage at lower costs?
What is the gap between the current funding and focus, relative to the size of the global disease burden?
How can we best allocate funds and increase funding where necessary? How can we combine private-sector incentives and competencies with the reach of the public sector to best deliver health care?
How can partnerships be improved to overcome the greatest challenges of global health, such as the eradication of malaria?
How can we ensure equity of access to the right treatment and medication?
BCG Competencies
BCG works with global health organizations across several key areas:
Strategy. We develop strategies to tackle neglected diseases and global health challenges for foundations, international organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and companies.
Landscape Evaluation, Market Assessment, and Business Development. We forecast potential supply and demand for new treatments and formulate options for proposed funding and implementation.
Portfolio Management. We model, evaluate, and reshape product portfolios to fight neglected diseases.
Delivery and Access Strategies. We recommend approaches to improve how interventions are delivered to patients, including through the use of technology, and to increase access to treatment for diseases affecting the world’s poorest.
Organizational and Performance Management. We increase the effectiveness of an organization by creating accountability, improving stakeholder alignment, and developing incentives for members of donor and beneficiary communities to collaborate.
BCG’s global health experts leverage a strong regional and international network to share learning and innovation from both the developed and the developing world. Our local experts provide specific insights into the challenges in each region and health system.