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 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. 📄 Download the full paper. Original Publication: October 2025 Updated: December 2025, several references adjusted for accuracy

New Initiative Introducing The ALIGN Consortium Advancing Country-Led Innovation Introduction through Government Engagement and EvideNce  [caption id="attachment_6422" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Members of the ALIGN Consortium Executive Committee strategize on effective, efficient innovation introduction. Photo taken on August 19th, 2025, Nairobi Kenya.[/caption] 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…