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November 13, 2020

November 13, 2020

That’s right, our 2018 Cohort applicant cycle is over and we’ve got the best! Our goal at Innovations in Healthcare is to improve healthcare worldwide by supporting the scale and impact of promising innovations found around the world.

November 13, 2020

Here is a scenario of two girls. The first girl has access—to a smartphone, strong education systems, and routine health exams— and thus, access to the potential of a healthy life. The second girl lives in a slum and is lucky to have one good meal per day. She does not have access to proper sanitation, misses school when she menstruates, and has a very high chance of becoming pregnant before she finishes secondary school. She was born into a scenario which has isolated her from choice and control over her personal well-being.

November 13, 2020

When walking by a new clinic and deciding where to receive care, one of the first aspects that a patient will notice is the name and brand of the clinic. Is the name recognizable? What about the logo and colors? Do the provider names or partners sound familiar? These were some of the questions asked during last month’s site visit to LiveWell Clinics, one of our Innovations in Healthcare (IiH) innovators.

November 13, 2020

This summer, through a new partnership with Carnegie Mellon University, and with funding from the Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator at Duke (SEAD), the Innovations in Healthcare East Africa team placed graduate students from Carnegie Mellon University Rwanda with network innovators. These three-month projects focused on high-impact technology projects, such as developing new capabilities for electronic health record systems.

November 13, 2020

Last September we held our first ever Health Hackathon at Strathmore University in Nairobi. The event was filled with inspiration and collaboration, and today we update you on where the winners are now. A year later, we remain proud of the hard work of all the participants and sponsors of our Hackathon and continue to cheer for their success!

November 13, 2020

For the second year in a row, our East Africa team is helping organizations in our network to scale up through targeted support from expert consultants.

November 13, 2020

On July 7th, Duke University through the Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator at Duke (SEAD) program, held a “Doblin’s 10 Types of Innovation” workshop at Makerere University in Kampala.