Innovations in Healthcare

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29Oct 2025 by Melissa Slogan Strengthening Health Innovation Introduction Policy, financing, and advocacy enablers of effective, efficient innovation introduction Health innovations hold immense promise for improving lives, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Yet many of these in...

11/14/2025

How two Olympians plan to turn pain into progress

11/14/2025

Growing up in rural Malawi, Ireen Laimosi saw her community suffer illness caused by unclean water. Her drive to help prevent sickness motivated her to become a professional community health worker, and today she provides education on healthy water and sanitation hygiene practices. “I feel so great knowing that I work in a community just as the one I grew up in,” says Ireen. “The households are so welcoming and have so much confidence in my guidance and my work. I show them they have the power to save themselves.”

Read Ireen's story: https://bit.ly/4cEtU6w

11/14/2025

Congratulations to We Care Solar on being selected as an Action for Women's Health awardee! 🎉

Out of more than 4,000 organizations from 119 countries, just over 80 were chosen through a rigorous review process funded by Pivotal Ventures and managed by Lever for Change.

As proud supporters of We Care Solar, we celebrate this achievement and look forward to seeing the lives that will be transformed through their continued dedication to maternal health.

This is just the beginning. 💡

We Care Solar is officially an awardee for Action for Women’s Health, a global open call funded by Pivotal Ventures and managed by LeverforChange!

More than 4,000 organizations from 119 countries applied. After a rigorous peer and expert review process, just over 80 organizations were selected. We are deeply proud to stand among them.

With this support, we can accelerate our mission in countries where the need is urgent, strengthening maternal health systems and ensuring health workers have the power and tools they need to save lives.

And yet, this is only the beginning.

We cannot wait to move forward with more resources and a renewed focus on the communities who've trusted us from the start.

Read more: https://leverforchange.org/article/news/afwh-awardees-announcement/

11/11/2025

Evidence for Action
The ALIGN Consortiumhas just released a powerful new working paper: “Strengthening Health Innovation Introduction.”
Learn why strategic health innovations often fail to reach those who need them most and what it takes to change that.
With insights from Kenya, Senegal, and South Africa, the paper outlines four system-enhancing pillars that can transform how countries prioritize, finance, and introduce innovations.
📘 Read the full paper and join the conversation on building more effective, efficient, and equitable health systems. https://duke.is/6/s97d

11/07/2025

Civil society matters.

The ALIGN Consortium’s new working paper shows how early, structured engagement can improve innovation rollout, accountability and trust.

Let’s make health systems more inclusive. 📘 https://duke.is/6/s97d

Duke Global Health Innovation Center; South African Medical Research Council; Keprecon; ENDA Santé

29Oct 2025 by Melissa Slogan Strengthening Health Innovation Introduction Policy, financing, and advocacy enablers of effective, efficient innovation introduction Health innovations hold immense promise for improving lives, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Yet many of these in...

10/29/2025

🌍 Exciting News: Introducing The ALIGN Consortium

What if we could cut the time it takes for life-saving health innovations to reach the people who need them most by half?

Right now, it takes an average of 13.5 years for health technologies to achieve 20% uptake in low- and middle-income countries, more than twice as long as in high-income countries. These delays cost lives.

The ALIGN Consortium (Advancing Country-Led Innovation Introduction through Government Engagement and EvideNce) is working to change that.

Led by the Duke Global Health Innovation Center, the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), Keprecon, and ENDA Santé, we're partnering with governments in Kenya, Senegal, and South Africa to strengthen the policy, financing, and advocacy systems that determine which health innovations are prioritized and how they're introduced.

Our goal is to create more accountable, resilient health systems that deliver better health outcomes faster for all, and to generate insights, tools, and resources that can be used by stakeholders around the world.

Ready to learn more? Read our full announcement and foundational working paper: https://duke.is/m/fd32

10/24/2025

Exciting news from our Innovations in Healthcare network! 🌟

Sevamob's CEO Shelley Saxena was recently featured on the Bee Formless podcast, and the conversation is packed with wisdom every healthcare innovator needs to hear.

Key highlights:
✨ Startup Truth: Forget "balance" - Shelley shares how to manage energy like an asset and build a circle that supports your mission

✨ The Power of the Pivot: Learn how Sevamob transformed from serving two Indian towns (B2C) to becoming a B2B healthcare powerhouse operating across India, Bangladesh, South Africa, and the U.S.

✨ AI Transforming Access: Discover how Sevamob is using AI to expand what nurses can do, improve triage, and fight disease in resource-scarce settings - serving millions in partnership with global health organizations

✨ Leading with Purpose: Why Shelley's Himalayan treks are strategic tools for clarity and preventing burnout, not just time off

Sevamob is one of the amazing healthcare entrepreneurs in our global network of 109 innovators working across more than 90 countries. Seeing our network members share insights like these reminds us why we do this work.

At Innovations in Healthcare, we provide capacity-building training to healthcare systems worldwide. Moments like these show the incredible ripple effect of supporting passionate, people-centered healthcare entrepreneurs.

Congratulations, Shelley and the entire Sevamob team! 🎉

Watch the full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJF-CMydHjE

A grounded, high-energy conversation with Shelley Saxena (Founder & CEO, Sevamob) on life, leadership and business from the inside out - startup reality (and...