Co-founders and Co-CEOs of salaUno, Javier Okhuysen and Carlos Orellana,in May 2013 were persuaded by the results of the fledgling start up. SalaUno was set up as a for-profit enterprise to be able to possess the capital needed for rapid growth and to execute its mission of Eliminating Needless Blindness in Mexico.
salaUno had grown from doing 75 cataract operations in its first month of operation into a high of 388 operations 21 months after. This case finds out the challenges in scaling up a healthcare enterprise inside a developing country.
salaUno Eliminating Needless Blindness in Mexico case study solution
PUBLICATION DATE: March 25, 2014 PRODUCT #: 814041-HCB-ENG
This is just an excerpt. This case is about INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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