This past Tuesday, CPIP and the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF) released our joint report: Innovate4Health: How Innovators Are Solving Global Health Challenges. The report details 25 important healthcare innovations that are being created by and for people in the developing world, where some of the most urgent challenges remain. Read more
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Innovate4Health: SaTo Pan Delivers a Sustainable Solution to the Sanitation Crisis in Developing Nations
This post is one of a series in the #Innovate4Health policy research initiative.
By Michael O’Keefe
Poor sanitation poses an ongoing threat to the health and well-being of people in the developing world. Severe health problems, death, and disease can be directly linked to unsafe hygiene practices that continue to plague many countries. Read more
Innovate4Health: Daktari Diagnostics Takes on Africa’s Healthcare Challenges One Diagnostic Device at a Time
This post is one of a series in the #Innovate4Health policy research initiative.
By Alex Summerton & Nick Churchill
Africa’s predominantly rural characteristic and limited medical infrastructure are among the region’s greatest challenges to implementing effective healthcare programs and policies for its residents. Read more
Innovate4Health: Augmented Reality Technology Helps Bring Surgical Expertise to Conflict Zones and the Developing World
This post is one of a series in the #Innovate4Health policy research initiative.
By Gleb Savich
The majority of people in the world do not have access to safe and affordable surgical care. More than 2 billion people cannot receive surgical care simply because there are no surgical facilities where they live. Read more
Innovate4Health: Indian Startup Develops Nanomaterial Filter to Help Solve Global Drinking Water Crisis
This post is one of a series in the #Innovate4Health policy research initiative.
By Gleb Savich
Access to clean water remains a critical issue on a global scale. According to the latest statistics by the World Health Organization (WHO), 844 million people lack a basic drinking water service and at least 2 billion people use contaminated water that can transmit cholera, dysentery, typhoid, polio, and other diseases. Read more
Innovate4Health: Nike’s Innovations Provide Comfort and Independence to People with Disabilities
This post is one of a series in the #Innovate4Health policy research initiative.
By Nick Churchill
Many amputees, stroke victims, and people with movement disabilities rely on specialized clothing to support their daily lives. Participation in society, whether in the developing or developed world, requires being appropriately dressed. Read more
Innovate4Health: Embrace Infant Warmers Help Save Lives of Preterm Babies in Developing Countries
This post is one of a series in the #Innovate4Health policy research initiative.
By Gleb Savich
Preterm birth is the leading cause of death for children under five years old. An estimated 15 million babies are born before 37 weeks gestation each year, and nearly 1 million children under five die due to complications associated with such births. Read more
Innovate4Health: Miriam Bridges the Gap Between Developing-World Infrastructure and Cancer Detection
This post is one of a series in the #Innovate4Health policy research initiative.
By Alex Summerton
Originally a disease diagnosed only in developed countries, cancer is now a leading cause of death in the developing world with over half of all new cases annually. Read more
Innovate4Health: Nutriset Uses Patents and Trademarks to Fight Severe Malnutrition Across the Globe
This post is one of a series in the #Innovate4Health policy research initiative.
By Nick Churchill
Malnutrition is one of the greatest global health challenges, particularly with regard to children and pregnant women in developing countries. Undernutrition contributes to nearly half of all deaths among children under the age of 5 and has lifelong consequences for physical and cognitive wellbeing. Read more
Innovate4Health: New Oxygen Machine Technology Confronts Blackouts in Emerging Nations
This post is one of a series in the #Innovate4Health policy research initiative.
By Andrew B. Levey
Oxygen therapy, where supplemental oxygen is used as a medical treatment, is vital to children with pneumonia. Rolling blackouts in Uganda and other developing nations, which can last for hours at a time, are stopping oxygen concentrators—machines that concentrate oxygen from the ambient air—from providing this vital therapy. Read more