MSH’s 2024 Annual Report

Strong Health Systems Save Lives: MSH’s 2024 Annual Report

In 2024, the challenges were immense: a global rollback in foreign assistance, continued conflict, climate disruption, and the growing burden of noncommunicable diseases. Yet, amid these pressures, MSH and our partners delivered results—expanding access to lifesaving medicines, mobilizing domestic resources, building resilient supply chains, and supporting health workers at every level.

Even as we adapt to a changing environment, our mission remains constant: saving lives by building strong, sustainable, people-centered health systems.

Dear Friends,

As we reflect on the first year of our seven-year organizational strategy, I am so proud to share the progress we are making in each of our five strategic priorities. This strategy is rooted in localization and aims to keep decision making and ownership in the hands of the communities where we work. 

Across the globe, we are focusing on priority areas within the realm of health systems strengthening. Central to this strategy is unlocking the incredible potential of our talented staff and partners around the world. By training local health workers, helping pharmacy professionals strengthen their expertise, supporting laboratory professionals, and partnering with the many local communities with which we work, we ensure that their voices are central to decision making. By walking shoulder to shoulder with our partners, we can be at the forefront of innovations that address the true needs on the ground. Mobilizing both new and existing partnerships with governments, the private sector, and local health leaders is helping us take on some of the world’s most persistent health challenges, from infectious to noncommunicable diseases, in promising new ways. We are committed to using data to drive better decision making and innovation and to tying our strategy metrics to the Sustainable Development Goals.

These efforts have led us here, to this year’s Annual Report, one of the ways we demonstrate our impact. I am honored to share this snapshot of our work, on behalf of my MSH colleagues around the world. 

Sincerely,

Marian Wentworth
Marian W. Wentworth, President and Chief Executive Officer
John Isaacson, MSH Chair of the Board of Directors
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John Isaacson, Chair of the Board of Directors

Mother and baby in Bangladesh.
As we look ahead, we draw inspiration from the people we serve—the individuals who overcome monumental challenges every day with courage, humor, and dignity.
People receiving medicine at a mobile pharmacy. Credit: Oleksandr Tsybin
Access to essential health products and medicines should never be a gamble—everyone deserves safe, affordable care.
In Ghana and Rwanda, local leaders applied data and adaptive leadership to reduce maternal anemia and strengthen primary health care.
Through Utz’ Na’n in Guatemala, MSH has expanded culturally appropriate maternal and newborn care with more than 3,500 comadronas and providers.
In Ukraine, even amid war, reforms supported by SAFEMed expanded affordable medicines and strengthened procurement for millions.
A young girl in front of a mosquito net
In Madagascar, we worked with the Ministry of Public Health and the National Malaria Control Program to strengthen community-based strategies that bring malaria prevention and treatment services closer to those in need.

Annual Reports

Read the stories of the people with whom we work. Together, with our diverse funding and implementing partners, we work with local health leaders and institutions around the world to create lasting health impact.