Venture:
Alina Vision (formerly GlobalVision)
Founder:
Ben Midberry ’13BUS
Industry:
Medical and health care
Venture Type:
For-profit
What is the social or environmental issue being addressed?
The World Health Organization estimates that more than 90% of the blind live in the poorest parts of the developing world. Cataracts are the primary cause of blindness (51%), affecting an estimated 20 million people worldwide.
Innovation:
Alina Vision aims to accelerate the affordable eye care sector by drawing on the strategies that helped propagate the microfinance sector, where a global network of subsidiaries are set up with standardized operations and governance. Through a holding company structure, Alina Vision will establish and oversee the operations of a network of for-profit hospitals that will be commercially self-sustaining, scalable, and led by outstanding local medical professionals.
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