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 innovations fail to reach the people who need them most, due to fragmented systems, misaligned priorities, and under-resourced decision-making processes.
This paper, developed by the ALIGN Consortium, explores how countries can strengthen the systems that determine which health innovations are prioritized, financed, and introduced. Rather than focusing on the number of products launched, the initiative emphasizes decision quality, system alignment, and stakeholder engagement.
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Original Publication: October 2025
Updated: December 2025, several references adjusted for accuracy