Rohit Ramchandani “Revolutionizing Global Health with Cola”

Rohit Antara Ramchandani – Global Health Advisors / ColaLife / Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

“In a world where we can put robots on Mars, It strikes me as very odd that we can’t get medicine to people that need it the most.”

Rohit Ramchandani of Antara Global Health Advisors and ColaLife talks about leveraging the entrepreneurial drive of private sector retailers to battle diseases in developing African communities. Diarrhea remains the second leading cause of death for children under five globally and 47% of Sub-Saharan Africa does not have access to basic medicine they need. In collaboration with local African partners, “Aid Pods” or treatment kits are made to fit in the spaces between bottles on Coca-Cola crates.These are then delivered to needy families along the same robust delivery networks as the high demand beverage.