EPOS Health Consultants is a leading worldwide provider of health consulting services, specialised in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating health projects. As the largest health consulting company in Germany, EPOS has implemented more than 280 projects in nearly 75 countries. The company’s current portfolio includes 65 projects in 40 countries. Over the last 5 years, total revenues amounted to € 83 million, with an additional procurement volume of € 233 million.

EPOS provides consulting services in three Areas of Competence:

Integrated Primary Health Care

• Primary Health Care and Family Medicine
• HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
• Sexual and Reproductive Health (e.g. MCH, FP)
• Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
• Essential Drugs Management
• Essential Health Care Package
• Social Marketing and Social Franchising

Health Policy and Financing:

• Decentralisation of Health Care Systems and Services
• Institutional Capacity Building at Central, District and Local Levels
• Health Information Systems
• Public Private Partnerships and Privatisation in Health Care
• Health Care Financing Concepts including Health Insurance and Prepayment Systems
• Consulting services in the framework of Sector Wide Approaches (SWAp)

Health Facilities and Services:

• Feasibility Studies and Needs Assessment
• Strategic Facility & Service Development Planning, Infrastructure Master Plans, Business Plans
• Infrastructure and Equipment Procurement and Physical Asset Management
• Management of Health Facilities and Services
• Quality Management including Development and Implementation of Standards, Guidelines, Clinical Pathways, and Performance Monitoring Systems
• Evaluation of Health Services, Certification, Licensing and Accreditation
• Training Programmes for Clinical, Technical and Managerial Staff
• Hospital Information Systems, E-Health, and E-Learning-Systems