The status quo is not good enough to solve global health challenges. The world needs collaborative and innovative solutions. One powerful solution is the Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) Practicum. This unique alliance links students in the Duke Global Health Institute
Innovations in Healthcare becomes founding partner of G7 initiative for impact investing in health
Innovations in Healthcare is proud to be a founding partner of the Impact Investing Initiative for Global Health (Triple I for Global Health). About Triple I for Global Health In recent years, the financial burden on the global health sector
The lasting impact of 2023 Team Week
Reflections following the Duke Global Health Innovation Center + Innovations in Healthcare Team Week Last week, team members from across the globe convened in Durham, North Carolina, for our annual Duke Global Health Innovation Center + Innovations in Healthcare Team
A Glimpse into the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
Reflections following the United Nations General Assembly. Health is an investment, not an expense. The 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 78) focused on “Rebuilding trust and reigniting global solidarity: Accelerating action on the 2030 Agenda and
Zambia’s COVID-19 Case Manager Leads Country’s Successful Test-and-Treat Roll Out
October 11, 2023 By Nellie Bristol Zambia was facing a 5th COVID-19 wave in December 2022, when it gained a new tool to fight the disease: its first ever shipments of oral antivirals. Infectious disease physician Nyuma Mbewe, fresh from
Responding to unmet family planning needs
Reflections following the ReachHealth Initiative 7.7 million women in the Philippines wanted to use family planning in 2017, but were unable to do so.1 That same year, teenage pregnancies were at 9% and live births by teenage mothers (aged 10-19)
The Time to Act is Now on Antimicrobial Resistance, the Shadow Pandemic
A timely #IiHForum23 panel discussion Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing public health threat with the potential to cause a global pandemic. AMR occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites develop resistance to antimicrobial drugs that were previously effective in
Oral Antiviral Access Critical to Saving Lives, Controlling COVID-19 Outbreaks
Oral Antiviral Access Critical to Saving Lives, Controlling COVID-19 Outbreaks This virus is here to stay. It is still killing, and it’s still changing. The risk remains of new variants emerging that cause new surges in cases and deaths. The
Reflections following #IiHForum23
Inspiring. To summarize the Innovations in Healthcare Annual Forum in one word: inspiring. Despite a full agenda over the two-day conference, the energy in the room never dwindled. For the first time since 2019, stakeholders from across the healthcare ecosystem came
COVID-19 Anguish Channeled into Survivor Support, Push for Better Pandemic Policies
The Global Accountability Platform (COVID GAP) blog series. March 30, 2023 By Nellie Bristol When Charonda Johnson’s 62-year-old father died from a COVID-19 infection in July, 2020, in addition to intense grief, she felt rage. A US Air Force Iraq war