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need. Samahope was built on the belief that transparent funding mechanisms could help close the global surgery gap and ensure that all people have access to medical treatments. Samahope combined with
Johnson & Johnson's new global health platform, CaringCrowd, at the close of December 2015. Janah spoke about the decision to merge with Caring Crowd in a
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LXMI was incubated at Sama. Janah and Sama are members of an LLC which owns LXMI, along with LXMI employees and investors. The LLC was set up for LXMI in order for Janah to donate the 1/3 of her shares back to Sama in a way that would give Sama oversight in the company. If LXMI pays a dividend or is
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Additionally, Sama provides a host of impact programs to ensure their workers are advancing in their careers and learning life skills. These programs include health and wellness education, professional skills development, a scholarship program to assist with continuing education costs, and the
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