Company Profile
Company Overview
Management Sciences for Health (MSH) is a nonprofit international health organization composed of nearly 1,500 people from more than 60 nations. Our mission is to save lives and improve the health of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health. Together with our partners, we are helping managers and leaders in developing countries to create stronger management systems that improve health services for the greatest health impact.
Company History
Management Sciences for Health (MSH) was founded in 1971 by Dr. Ronald O’Connor who was inspired by the example of Dr. Noboru Iwamura, a Japanese doctor who began working in Nepal in 1962 to promote health and development in rural communities. As a student in Hiroshima, Iwamura by chance survived the atomic blast as he worked in a concrete basement 500 meters from ground zero. The only survivor in his class, he decided to dedicate his working life to promoting health in less advantaged nations.
Dr. Iwamura's work was based on the principles of mutual respect, community participation, and the best of public health service. Dr. Iwamura's example motivated Dr. Ronald O'Connor to create MSH, a nonprofit educational and scientific organization to support public health decision makers in developing countries.