Episode 15 of Gemba Academy is an interview with Mike Grogan, who works for CCBRT, a medical relief clinic in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. He is helping them apply Lean to their healthcare operations. Lean Healthcare in Tanzania with Mike Grogan
Michael (Mike) Grogan is an Irishman who was working in Lean manufacturing in the United States for many years until a holiday to Tanzania a couple of years ago opened his eyes up to what he calls one of the largest humanitarian crises on the planet: the state of healthcare in Africa. Lessons on Lean […]
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A presentation at the Lean System Society Reactor Conference by Steve Bell on the effectiveness of lean thinking as supported by Lean4NGO.org, and their efforts to reduce poverty in Africa.
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Can Lean IT help a NGO make a better job? Grameen Foundation’s objective is to give opportunities to the poor so they can break the cycle of poverty. The NGO started by giving access to micro finance and then saw opportunity in mobile technology. And this is where Lean IT helped. Discover how in Dr Odeh’s […]
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This article describes World Vision’s motivation, context, experience, and learning in improving processes in East Africa. It demonstrates that Lean and Six Sigma TQM approaches apply to an international non-governmental organization (INGO) operating in East Africa, and that they can deliver significant process improvements. They were able to: decrease costs for mosquito nets and office […]
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Does using process excellence to help fight poverty sound far-fetched? It’s not, according to Andrew Parris, Business Process Specialist at World Vision, an international children’s charity. Parris has been working in East Africa for the last couple of years and in this Process Perspectives podcast, he joins the program to tell us more about what […]
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Michael (Mike) Grogan works at CCBRT in Tanzania on the continent of Africa. He explains the work he is doing to help bring lean thinking to the Tanzania healthcare system.
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Presentation by Paul Elarby about the Nonprofit organization (Soccer) Balls for Africa, and how Lean Startup techniques were applied.
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In Mark Graban’s episode #182, he interviews Dr. Brenda Dmello and Michael (Mike) Grogan. They are working together to use Lean to improve healthcare at the Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation (CCBRT) in Tanzania. Michael is Irish born and left his career in the United States to work in Africa. Michael Grogan & Dr. Brenda Dmallo, […]
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Guest post article on Mark Graban’s website written by Michael Grogan, a native of Ireland who left his job in the U.S. to help bring Lean healthcare to Tanzania. Lean Healthcare Missionary Work in Tanzania
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