Can healthcare in the developing world be transformed by the management methods that drove McDonalds to sell over 50 million hamburgers a day? Franchising may be a dirty word in developed markets, but its benefits of quality control, brand recognition, standarization, cost control, and efficiencies achieved through volume are sorely needed in healthcare systems in emerging markets. From maternal hospitals to vision care and family planning to community health, our panel of pioneers are harnessing the power of franchising to improve access to health products and services among those most in need.