A safe place for dialysis care
NephroHaven is a nurse-led nonprofit working to expand access to sustainable kidney care through prevention, early detection, and solar-powered dialysis solutions.
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Our mission
Make kidney care more affordable and accessible through solar-powered dialysis, prevention, and whole-person support.
Our vision
A future where people can get the kidney care they need without prohibitive costs or unreliable power. We are starting in Ghana and working toward an approach that can serve underserved communities across Africa.
Our founder’s story
As a community nurse at Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Bernard Abeiku Mensah saw families struggle to pay for dialysis week after week. Unreliable electricity added uncertainty to treatment. Those experiences led him to ask whether lowering the cost of delivering dialysis could make it more accessible to patients.
Bernard is pursuing a PhD in Nursing at Yale University. His research examines how social determinants of health influence sleep and type 2 diabetes management in low- and middle-income countries, with a focus on Ghana. He holds a Master of Nursing from the University of Alberta and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Valley View University.
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What guides us
- Affordability
- We look for ways to reduce the cost of providing care and pass savings on to patients.
- Dignity
- We consider the emotional and financial realities of living with kidney disease alongside treatment.
- Frontline innovation
- Our work draws on the experience of nurses and the wider teams who care for patients every day.
- Environmental responsibility
- We are exploring how renewable energy can support kidney care with less dependence on grid electricity.
- Evidence and accountability
- We will evaluate the model, share what we learn, and use the findings to guide future growth.
Leadership
Bernard Abeiku Mensah, MN, RN
Bernard is a nurse and doctoral student at Yale School of Nursing. His experience at Cape Coast Teaching Hospital shaped the foundation’s focus on dialysis affordability and reliable energy.
Jeanelle Forson
Jeanelle leads operational coordination and supports program development and delivery.
Brian Amu Fleischer, MD
Brian leads strategy, partnerships, innovation, and long-term planning for NephroHaven.
Our founding team
Our founding team brings together experience in clinical care, nursing research, public health, biomedical engineering, and law.
- Samuel Appiagyei
- Bernard Frempong
- Esther Gyebi
- Faisal Adomako-Duku
- Frederick Agaaya Adongo
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