Last Mile Health saves lives in the world's most remote communities.
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We are honored to share that Last Mile Health has been selected as the 2026 recipient of the Hilton Humanitarian Prize by the @hiltonfound!
We see this prize as a celebration of community health workers - humanitarian heroes who go the distance for their patients every day.
Congratulations to @LastMileHealth, recipient of the 2026 #HiltonPrize! For nearly 20 years, the organization has helped bring life-saving healthcare to remote communities by strengthening the community health workforce. Learn more: hiltonfoundation.org/news/20…
What does it take to deliver lifesaving care where access is shaped by distance, terrain, & resource constraints? Hosted by @hiltonfound, @jamesnardella & @lia_tadesse break down challenges & solutions for reaching for communities on the margins: youtube.com/watch?v=blGNjfnf…
We're honored to join @AfricaCDC for this week's high-level forum, "Fit-For-Purpose Health Workforce: Accelerating Africa's Progress Towards 2 Million Community Health Workers by 2030." We'll help facilitate discussions to ID the top priorities that will make progress possible.
We're thrilled to welcome @P_Yerramilli to our Advisory Council! "As a physician who has worked across clinical care, public health, health policy, & financing, I know how critical community health is to improving health outcomes," says Pooja. "It's key to building trust."
Earlier this month, @Lisha1McCormick accepted the @hiltonfound Prize on behalf of Last Mile Health. "This is a celebration of the community health workers working tirelessly bring lifesaving care to families who would otherwise be left behind," said Lisha: bit.ly/4seAIQg
At #UNGA81, across topics from health sovereignty, AI, and #PPPR, we called for solutions to be designed with and for #proCHWs -- who are critical to ensuring a safer and healthier future.
Read more: bit.ly/3VzA97A
We're thrilled to celebrate the publication of SAFER, by LMH co-founder @rajpanjabi! Through gripping storytelling & cutting-edge science, SAFER reveals 8 practical "plays" to navigate crisis.
Purchase SAFER today: bit.ly/4vMG1Xn
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Lisha McCormick, CEO of @lastmilehealth, accepted the 2026 #HiltonPrize on behalf of the 20K community health workers who power the organization's mission to deliver life-saving care in some of the world's most remote communities. hiltonfoundation.org/laureat…
We're headed to Berlin for #WHS2026!
Join us Monday for a session on NCD prevention, highlighting the experience of CHWs and their patients in Ethiopia.
📅 October 12 | 11:00–12:30 CEST | Hub 2
🔗 bit.ly/4y1GdTN
We are honored to officially accept the 2026 @hiltonfound Humanitarian Prize!
We dedicate this prize to the thousands of community health workers we serve, who are true humanitarian heroes. #HiltonPrize
📣 Since 2023, @Frontline1st (co-founded by @join_chic, @FinancingAllian & Last Mile Health) has unlocked $250M+ in financing and supported over 106,000 #proCHWs serving 76 mil people.
More in our new report ➡️ bit.ly/4h2XHKp
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My new book, “Safer: A Playbook — Turning Fear into Action and Crisis into Community,” is out on October 13th, and I’m taking it on tour.
All events start at 7pm local time. I'd love to see you there. Details at rajpanjabi.com, where you can also preorder the book.
📍 Oct 14 | Washington, DC | Politics & Prose, with Dr. @vivek_murthy, 19th and 21st Surgeon General of the United States, who wrote the book's foreword
📍 Oct 16 | Harrisburg, PA | Midtown Scholar Bookstore, with Dr. N. Benjamin Fredrick, Director of Penn State's Global Health Center
📍 Oct 19 | Pittsburgh, PA | City of Asylum, with Katie Booth
📍 Oct 20 | Miami, FL | Books & Books (Coral Gables), with @DonnaShalala, 18th U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services
📍 Oct 28 | Norwich, VT | The Norwich Bookstore, talk and signing
📍 Oct 29 | Cambridge, MA | Harvard Book Store, with Katherine Collins, CEO of Honeybee Capital
Last week, we celebrated our co-founder Dr. @rajpanjabi' first book, #SAFER: A Playbook — Turning Fear into Action and Crisis into Community, which is out on Oct 13!
Thanks to @generalatlantic Foundation for hosting, and to @cheryldorsey for her facilitation. #UNGA81
You can pre-order the book at rajpanjabi.com, from your local independent bookstore, or at online and audiobook retailers. Happy reading!
As the #UNGA81 HLM on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, & Response convenes, we call on health leaders to name, recognize, & invest in community health workers as an essential component in preventing, preparing for, & responding to future threats: bit.ly/4rwaHvK
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“One of the powerful tools we have is connecting people that can benefit from one another’s experiences. Creating the space and the ecosystem for people to come together has been profound.” - @Lisha1McCormick, President & CEO, @lastmilehealth at #Concordia26
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Opening our discussion on scaling community-led impact and sustainable development, we are joined by @AnnaGawel3 Senior Reporter at @devex - Concordia Annual Summit Media Partner -, @Lisha1McCormick, President & CEO, @lastmilehealth, Hammam N. Bin Juraied, Chief Executive Officer, @AGFUNDProgram, @HendAlhinnawi, Founder & CEO,
@HNTracker and Jose Manuel Aguirre, Executive Director, @FundacionSD at #Concordia26
50+ countries have adopted proCHW policy -- and what was once ambitious is becoming the norm.
We're kicking off #UNGA81 with @join_chic & colleagues from across the #proCHW movement to spotlight those leading the way and discuss what it will take for many more to follow.
Next week, we'll attend #UNGA81 in New York, joining partners to champion the essential contributions of #proCHWs to #UHC & #PPPR.
Featured events here: bit.ly/3TBfY8A
As international aid shrinks & countries look for ways to own their health systems sustainably, CHWs are a best-bet investment. A new piece in @Devex shows how that can look for govts & partners, emphasizing #proCHW programs supported by smart financing: bit.ly/3T8yVPH
