WaterHealth International: Providing Safe Drinking Water to the Bottom of the Pyramid Consumers


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Case Code : LDEN069
Case Length : 26 Pages
Period : 1992-2009
Pub Date : 2010
Teaching Note : Available
Organization : WaterHealth International Inc.
Industry : Safe Water
Countries : India; Africa; Global

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Gadgil's Initial Efforts

An outbreak of cholera in West Bengal, India, in 1992 provided the impetus for the development of the UVW technology. Since the surface protein on this particular strain of cholera was a little different, several vaccines which had been used to cure cholera till then were ineffective...

About Waterhealth International

In 1996, Addy, a Ghana-based entrepreneur, set up WHI. The organization's stated aim was to "invest in business that aid society". By setting up this organization, Addy planned to address the water problem faced by communities in developing countries...

Creating a Sustainable Business Model

WHI installed its UVW system in places such as schools, hospitals, and local communities. It also installed the systems at homes and in apartment buildings. Its flagship offering was WHCs (also called Community Water Systems)...

Whi's Worldwide Operations

As of 2009, WHI operated through subsidiaries in three countries - India, the Philippines, and Ghana. The company's prime focus had been on India where more than 200 of its water facilities had been installed...

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