Access to Medicine / Health
Examining the WHO’s Prequalification Program
Regions: Global
Through an analysis of the timelines and regulatory pathways of select prequalified (PQ) health products, a review of public WHO PQ materials, and interviews with more than 20 experts, we identified opportunities to enhance WHO’s… Read more
Impact Evaluation of a Private-Sector Supported Health Program in Kenya An Innovations in Healthcare Program
Regions: Africa
Countries: Kenya
IiH provided impact and evaluation support to the multistakeholder Blueprint for Innovative Healthcare Access program operating in Meru County, Kenya. IiH guided the development of evaluation plans, delivered workshops on key topics to strengthen evaluation… Read more
Improved Reproductive Health of Underserved Filipinos (ReachHealth Philippines)
Regions: Asia-Pacific, East Asia
Countries: Philippines
Underscoring the importance of long term sustainability and the need to build upon the emerging local innovation ecosystem in the Philippines, we partnered with RTI International and Villgro Philippines to help build and grow the… Read more
Launch and Scale Speedometer Scaling Life-saving Interventions Faster
Regions: Global
Countries: Ethiopia, India, Nigeria
This initiative systematically analyzed the factors that support or hinder the introduction and scaling of life-saving health technologies and interventions to address critical global health challenges. The Launch and Scale Speedometer provided a robust set… Read more
Market Dynamics Ecosystems Thought Leadership (META)
Regions: Global
Market shaping interventions have been deployed for over a decade to enable greater access to health products in low- and middle-income countries, though evidence of their impact is limited. This Duke GHIC-led retrospective impact evaluation… Read more
Practical Guidelines to Design and Measure the Impact of Global Health Programs An Innovations in Healthcare Program
Regions: Global
IiH designed and trialed a framework and guidebook to support the design and evaluation of private-sector supported global health programs. The Access to Health Impact Measurement Framework, corresponding guidebook, and companion online course, supports teams… Read more
The COVID Treatment QuickStart Consortium Scaling Access to New COVID-19 Oral Antiviral Therapies in LMICs
Regions: Africa, Asia-Pacific, East Asia
Countries: Ghana, Kenya, Laos, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
The COVID Treatment QuickStart Consortium is a catalytic, multi-partner led initiative to support governments in Ghana, Kenya, Laos, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, to introduce and scale up access to new… Read more
AI, Data, Digital Health
Improved Reproductive Health of Underserved Filipinos (ReachHealth Philippines)
Regions: Asia-Pacific, East Asia
Countries: Philippines
Underscoring the importance of long term sustainability and the need to build upon the emerging local innovation ecosystem in the Philippines, we partnered with RTI International and Villgro Philippines to help build and grow the… Read more
Market Landscape Analysis of Digital Health Tools in Asia-Pacific Region An Innovations in Healthcare Program
Regions: Asia-Pacific
Innovations in Healthcaredeveloped comprehensive country profiles on digital health innovationfor four target markets in the Asia-Pacific region which included digital tools, expectation and demand by various stakeholders, and receptivity for digital health innovation.
Partnership for Strengthening Social Innovation (research) An Innovations in Healthcare Program
Regions: Global
The knowledge development program produces and disseminates case studies to highlight the journey of innovators addressing social impact, women’s empowerment, and innovation. Following the completion of the case studies, we will host convenings to disseminate… Read more
Regional Action through Data (RAD) Program
Regions: Africa
An initiative aiming to improve continuity of healthcare services, such as primary care and childhood vaccinations, across countries in East and West Africa through international reform of health data standards and harmonization of cross-border data… Read more
Antimicrobial Resistance
The Surveillance Partnership to Improve Data for Action on AMR (SPIDAAR)
Regions: Africa
Countries: Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Uganda
SPIDAAR is a pilot partnership designed to strengthen the generation and access to AMR data in Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, and Uganda. The partnership aims to implement a surveillance program in the four countries to measure… Read more
Financing, Health Policy, Regulation, Universal Health Care
Accountable Care Forum World Innovation Summit for Health
Regions: Global
This project researched payment and delivery reform models being implemented outside of the United States applying the principles of accountable care. The research team worked with an advisory group comprised of international health policy, payment… Read more
Accountable Care Policy Gaps Lessons from the UK and US
Regions: Central Asia, Europe, North America
Countries: United Kingdom, United States
Leaders in the US and England are working to achieve the Triple Aim by implementing new policy paradigms to increase quality of care, curb costs, and improve population health. Through interviews with healthcare organizations piloting… Read more
African Collaborative for Health Financing Solutions (ACS)
Regions: Africa
ACS mobilized a diverse team of African experts and international organizations to support learning and accountability for universal health coverage (UHC) at the national and regional level. ACS’ approach of strategic partnerships with local institutions,… Read more
COVID GAP TheGlobal Accountability Platform to Fight COVID-19
Regions: Global
An independent initiative that provided evidence-based tracking, insights, and recommendations on the response to the COVID-19 pandemic to hold the world to account to meet pressing needs, deliver on commitments, and accelerate the end of… Read more
Examining the WHO’s Prequalification Program
Regions: Global
Through an analysis of the timelines and regulatory pathways of select prequalified (PQ) health products, a review of public WHO PQ materials, and interviews with more than 20 experts, we identified opportunities to enhance WHO’s… Read more
Implications of Global Experiences with Accountable Care
Regions: Global
Countries: Germany, India, Mexico, Nepal, Spain, The Netherlands, United Kingdom
This project builds upon previous work regarding the implications of global experiences with accountable care for the United States’ healthcare system with the aim of accelerating uptake of successful experiences with accountable care and other… Read more
Improved Reproductive Health of Underserved Filipinos (ReachHealth Philippines)
Regions: Asia-Pacific, East Asia
Countries: Philippines
Underscoring the importance of long term sustainability and the need to build upon the emerging local innovation ecosystem in the Philippines, we partnered with RTI International and Villgro Philippines to help build and grow the… Read more
India State Priorities for Health Innovation Partnerships
Regions: South Asia
Countries: India
This project aimed to strengthen health outcomes in India by systematically highlighting health policy priorities of individual Indian states and opportunities for innovative partnerships with Indian and international institutions. The team produced two reports that… Read more
Integrated Delivery and Policy Innovations to Transform Care for High-Need, High-Cost Populations
Regions: Global
This study examined 60+ global health systems and evaluated over 1,000 care delivery and payment reform innovations to identify solutions that could be rapidly adapted and scaled to strengthen the U.S.-based health systems targeting high-need,… Read more
Launch and Scale Speedometer Scaling Life-saving Interventions Faster
Regions: Global
Countries: Ethiopia, India, Nigeria
This initiative systematically analyzed the factors that support or hinder the introduction and scaling of life-saving health technologies and interventions to address critical global health challenges. The Launch and Scale Speedometer provided a robust set… Read more
Market Dynamics Ecosystems Thought Leadership (META)
Regions: Global
Market shaping interventions have been deployed for over a decade to enable greater access to health products in low- and middle-income countries, though evidence of their impact is limited. This Duke GHIC-led retrospective impact evaluation… Read more
Regional Action through Data (RAD) Program
Regions: Africa
An initiative aiming to improve continuity of healthcare services, such as primary care and childhood vaccinations, across countries in East and West Africa through international reform of health data standards and harmonization of cross-border data… Read more
Research and Policy Analysis Support on Primary Healthcare Innovations in Kenya An Innovations in Healthcare Program
Regions: Africa
Countries: Kenya
IiH supported the achievement of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Kenya by providing insights on adopting and scaling primary healthcare innovations. This work aligns with the WHO’s SDG3 GAP Monitoring Framework as well as the… Read more
The COVID Treatment QuickStart Consortium Scaling Access to New COVID-19 Oral Antiviral Therapies in LMICs
Regions: Africa, Asia-Pacific, East Asia
Countries: Ghana, Kenya, Laos, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
The COVID Treatment QuickStart Consortium is a catalytic, multi-partner led initiative to support governments in Ghana, Kenya, Laos, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, to introduce and scale up access to new… Read more
Health Products
Launch and Scale Speedometer Scaling Life-saving Interventions Faster
Regions: Global
Countries: Ethiopia, India, Nigeria
This initiative systematically analyzed the factors that support or hinder the introduction and scaling of life-saving health technologies and interventions to address critical global health challenges. The Launch and Scale Speedometer provided a robust set… Read more
Health Systems, Primary Care
Implications of Global Experiences with Accountable Care
Regions: Global
Countries: Germany, India, Mexico, Nepal, Spain, The Netherlands, United Kingdom
This project builds upon previous work regarding the implications of global experiences with accountable care for the United States’ healthcare system with the aim of accelerating uptake of successful experiences with accountable care and other… Read more
Improved Reproductive Health of Underserved Filipinos (ReachHealth Philippines)
Regions: Asia-Pacific, East Asia
Countries: Philippines
Underscoring the importance of long term sustainability and the need to build upon the emerging local innovation ecosystem in the Philippines, we partnered with RTI International and Villgro Philippines to help build and grow the… Read more
Improving Trust in Health
Regions: Global
Recognizing that trust is the foundation upon which effective public health and healthcare delivery systems are built, this initiative has identified and prioritized specific actions aimed at enhancing trust in health, with a particular focus… Read more
India State Priorities for Health Innovation Partnerships
Regions: South Asia
Countries: India
This project aimed to strengthen health outcomes in India by systematically highlighting health policy priorities of individual Indian states and opportunities for innovative partnerships with Indian and international institutions. The team produced two reports that… Read more
Integrated Delivery and Policy Innovations to Transform Care for High-Need, High-Cost Populations
Regions: Global
This study examined 60+ global health systems and evaluated over 1,000 care delivery and payment reform innovations to identify solutions that could be rapidly adapted and scaled to strengthen the U.S.-based health systems targeting high-need,… Read more
Landscaping Study of Healthcare DeliveryInnovation in China An Innovations in Healthcare Program
Regions: East Asia
Countries: China
A landscape study of healthcare innovation in China that analyzed fifteen models of healthcare innovation and provided insight into barriers to innovation in China’s healthcare delivery sector. The analysis indicates that healthcare delivery innovation is… Read more
Monitoring and Evaluation of the Global Health Innovation Grants Program (GHIG) An Innovations in Healthcare Program
Regions: Global
The Global Health Innovation Grants (GHIG) program focuses on fostering the growth and scale of health-focused innovations and social entrepreneurs in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) through one-year grants. Since the inception of GHIG, IiH… Read more
Research and Policy Analysis Support on Primary Healthcare Innovations in Kenya An Innovations in Healthcare Program
Regions: Africa
Countries: Kenya
IiH supported the achievement of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Kenya by providing insights on adopting and scaling primary healthcare innovations. This work aligns with the WHO’s SDG3 GAP Monitoring Framework as well as the… Read more
The COVID Treatment QuickStart Consortium Scaling Access to New COVID-19 Oral Antiviral Therapies in LMICs
Regions: Africa, Asia-Pacific, East Asia
Countries: Ghana, Kenya, Laos, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
The COVID Treatment QuickStart Consortium is a catalytic, multi-partner led initiative to support governments in Ghana, Kenya, Laos, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, to introduce and scale up access to new… Read more
The Surveillance Partnership to Improve Data for Action on AMR (SPIDAAR)
Regions: Africa
Countries: Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Uganda
SPIDAAR is a pilot partnership designed to strengthen the generation and access to AMR data in Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, and Uganda. The partnership aims to implement a surveillance program in the four countries to measure… Read more
Infectious Diseases
Launch and Scale Speedometer Scaling Life-saving Interventions Faster
Regions: Global
Countries: Ethiopia, India, Nigeria
This initiative systematically analyzed the factors that support or hinder the introduction and scaling of life-saving health technologies and interventions to address critical global health challenges. The Launch and Scale Speedometer provided a robust set… Read more
Monitoring and Evaluation of the Global Health Innovation Grants Program (GHIG) An Innovations in Healthcare Program
Regions: Global
The Global Health Innovation Grants (GHIG) program focuses on fostering the growth and scale of health-focused innovations and social entrepreneurs in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) through one-year grants. Since the inception of GHIG, IiH… Read more
Results Framework for the Infectious Disease Initiative (IDI) An Innovations in Healthcare Program
Regions: Global
When a leading biopharmaceutical corporation updated their global health strategy to focus specifically on infectious diseases, IiH developed a longitudinal results framework for the corporation to guide the design, implementation, refinement, and impact tracking of… Read more
The Surveillance Partnership to Improve Data for Action on AMR (SPIDAAR)
Regions: Africa
Countries: Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Uganda
SPIDAAR is a pilot partnership designed to strengthen the generation and access to AMR data in Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, and Uganda. The partnership aims to implement a surveillance program in the four countries to measure… Read more
TheMaking More Health Venture4Change(MMH Venture4Change) An Innovations in Healthcare Program
Regions: Africa
Countries: Kenya
The programprovided entrepreneurship training and supported student teams to apply the learning through developing low-cost hygiene solutions for urban-poor and rural communities.
Non-Communicable Diseases
Impact Evaluation of a Private-Sector Supported Health Program in Kenya An Innovations in Healthcare Program
Regions: Africa
Countries: Kenya
IiH provided impact and evaluation support to the multistakeholder Blueprint for Innovative Healthcare Access program operating in Meru County, Kenya. IiH guided the development of evaluation plans, delivered workshops on key topics to strengthen evaluation… Read more
Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response / COVID-19
COVID GAP TheGlobal Accountability Platform to Fight COVID-19
Regions: Global
An independent initiative that provided evidence-based tracking, insights, and recommendations on the response to the COVID-19 pandemic to hold the world to account to meet pressing needs, deliver on commitments, and accelerate the end of… Read more
Improving Trust in Health
Regions: Global
Recognizing that trust is the foundation upon which effective public health and healthcare delivery systems are built, this initiative has identified and prioritized specific actions aimed at enhancing trust in health, with a particular focus… Read more
Launch and Scale Speedometer Scaling Life-saving Interventions Faster
Regions: Global
Countries: Ethiopia, India, Nigeria
This initiative systematically analyzed the factors that support or hinder the introduction and scaling of life-saving health technologies and interventions to address critical global health challenges. The Launch and Scale Speedometer provided a robust set… Read more
The COVID Treatment QuickStart Consortium Scaling Access to New COVID-19 Oral Antiviral Therapies in LMICs
Regions: Africa, Asia-Pacific, East Asia
Countries: Ghana, Kenya, Laos, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
The COVID Treatment QuickStart Consortium is a catalytic, multi-partner led initiative to support governments in Ghana, Kenya, Laos, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, to introduce and scale up access to new… Read more
Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health
Accelerating Saving Lives at Birth (A SL@B)
Regions: Global
Countries: Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Rwanda, Senegal, Switzerland, Tanzania, Uganda
ASL@B increased the scale, sustainability, and effectiveness of promising innovations in the Saving Lives at Birth Portfolio—with the overarching goal of improving maternal and newborn health (MNH) outcomes across the globe. The ASL@B program assisted… Read more
Evaluating Saving Lives at Birth (ESL@B)
Regions: Global
Launched in 2011, Saving Lives at Birth (SL@B) was a partnership of key global health stakeholders that funded a total of 147 innovations from 92 organizations addressing critical issues in maternal and newborn health (MNH)… Read more
Improved Reproductive Health of Underserved Filipinos (ReachHealth Philippines)
Regions: Asia-Pacific, East Asia
Countries: Philippines
Underscoring the importance of long term sustainability and the need to build upon the emerging local innovation ecosystem in the Philippines, we partnered with RTI International and Villgro Philippines to help build and grow the… Read more
Launch and Scale Speedometer Scaling Life-saving Interventions Faster
Regions: Global
Countries: Ethiopia, India, Nigeria
This initiative systematically analyzed the factors that support or hinder the introduction and scaling of life-saving health technologies and interventions to address critical global health challenges. The Launch and Scale Speedometer provided a robust set… Read more
Regional Action through Data (RAD) Program
Regions: Africa
An initiative aiming to improve continuity of healthcare services, such as primary care and childhood vaccinations, across countries in East and West Africa through international reform of health data standards and harmonization of cross-border data… Read more
Social Enterprise
Evaluating Saving Lives at Birth (ESL@B)
Regions: Global
Launched in 2011, Saving Lives at Birth (SL@B) was a partnership of key global health stakeholders that funded a total of 147 innovations from 92 organizations addressing critical issues in maternal and newborn health (MNH)… Read more
Improved Reproductive Health of Underserved Filipinos (ReachHealth Philippines)
Regions: Asia-Pacific, East Asia
Countries: Philippines
Underscoring the importance of long term sustainability and the need to build upon the emerging local innovation ecosystem in the Philippines, we partnered with RTI International and Villgro Philippines to help build and grow the… Read more
Landscaping Study of Healthcare DeliveryInnovation in China An Innovations in Healthcare Program
Regions: East Asia
Countries: China
A landscape study of healthcare innovation in China that analyzed fifteen models of healthcare innovation and provided insight into barriers to innovation in China’s healthcare delivery sector. The analysis indicates that healthcare delivery innovation is… Read more
Market Landscape Analysis of Digital Health Tools in Asia-Pacific Region An Innovations in Healthcare Program
Regions: Asia-Pacific
Innovations in Healthcaredeveloped comprehensive country profiles on digital health innovationfor four target markets in the Asia-Pacific region which included digital tools, expectation and demand by various stakeholders, and receptivity for digital health innovation.
Monitoring and Evaluation of the Global Health Innovation Grants Program (GHIG) An Innovations in Healthcare Program
Regions: Global
The Global Health Innovation Grants (GHIG) program focuses on fostering the growth and scale of health-focused innovations and social entrepreneurs in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) through one-year grants. Since the inception of GHIG, IiH… Read more
Partnership for Strengthening Social Innovation (community development) An Innovations in Healthcare Program
Regions: Global
IiH formed a community development program to provide expanded opportunities for knowledge development, peer learning and support, and to foster professional connections among diverse healthcare ecosystem stakeholders. Interdisciplinary interaction is fostered via bi-monthly, virtual networking… Read more
Partnership for Strengthening Social Innovation (research) An Innovations in Healthcare Program
Regions: Global
The knowledge development program produces and disseminates case studies to highlight the journey of innovators addressing social impact, women’s empowerment, and innovation. Following the completion of the case studies, we will host convenings to disseminate… Read more
Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator at Duke (SEAD)
Regions: Global
SEAD created a global health social entrepreneurship hub for diverse stakeholders across the globe. This program mobilized a community of practitioners, investors, policymakers, faculty, staff, and students to identify, assess, build the capacity of, and… Read more
TheMaking More Health Venture4Change(MMH Venture4Change) An Innovations in Healthcare Program
Regions: Africa
Countries: Kenya
The programprovided entrepreneurship training and supported student teams to apply the learning through developing low-cost hygiene solutions for urban-poor and rural communities.
Trust
COVID GAP TheGlobal Accountability Platform to Fight COVID-19
Regions: Global
An independent initiative that provided evidence-based tracking, insights, and recommendations on the response to the COVID-19 pandemic to hold the world to account to meet pressing needs, deliver on commitments, and accelerate the end of… Read more
Improving Trust in Health
Regions: Global
Recognizing that trust is the foundation upon which effective public health and healthcare delivery systems are built, this initiative has identified and prioritized specific actions aimed at enhancing trust in health, with a particular focus… Read more
