New Initiative
Introducing The ALIGN Consortium
Advancing Country-Led Innovation Introduction through Government Engagement and EvideNce
The ALIGN Consortium aims to improve health outcomes by strengthening the critical decision-making systems that determine how health product innovations are prioritized and introduced in countries, to make those systems more effective and efficient.
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.
The Challenge
Despite robust innovation pipelines, promising health technologies often fail to reach low- and middle-income countries quickly, equitably, or sustainably. The median time from idea to 20% uptake in LMICs is 13.5 years, more than twice as long as in high-income countries. These delays reflect deeper challenges in how innovations are assessed, financed, and introduced.
Our Approach
The ALIGN Consortium works with national and subnational stakeholders to strengthen the policy, financing, and advocacy enablers of effective, efficient innovation introduction. We focus on four interdependent assets that determine whether and how innovations are prioritized, resourced, and successfully integrated into health systems.
Pathfinder Partners and Countries
Comprised of the Duke Global Health Innovation Center, the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), Keprecon, and ENDA Santé, the ALIGN Consortium supports governments in Kenya, Senegal, and South Africa to enhance innovation introduction.
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