Globally, over 1 billion people do not have access to adequate health care. As overwhelming as this seems, there is an abundance of grass roots solutions that have successfully been implemented by passionate change-makers across Africa, Asia and Latin America.
The Social Innovation in Health Initiative (SIHI) is a network of individuals and institutions combining their skills and resources in support of key activities to promote social innovation in health. Their united effort provides leadership to advance social innovation in health in developing countries.
Launched in 2014, SIHI is spearheaded by TDR, the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, at the World Health Organization. In 2017, SIHI's implementing partners include the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the University of the Philippines, the University of Malawi, Makerere University, Uganda, the University of Cape Town and the Pan American Health Organization.
SIHI works to:
- Promote and support social innovation research; conduct research on community-based social innovation models; and develop tools/ mechanisms to strengthen research.
- Strengthen country capacity; partner with research institutions in low- and middle-income countries to advance social innovation capacity.
- Exert global influence; share best-practice learning and engage strategic influencers to further the adoption and scale of social innovation.
For more information: http://socialinnovationinhealth.org/
