October 02, 2026

AI is attracting new attention—and significant new investments—across global health. That momentum creates real opportunity, but technology alone will not improve health outcomes. Introduced without trusted institutions, sound policy, usable evidence, sustainable financing, and the capacity to integrate new tools into existing services, AI can deepen fragmentation and widen disparities rather than solve them. The article argues that countries need more than funding for a growing menu of AI applications. They need durable, country-owned mechanisms to compare those tools with one another and with other health priorities, decide what to introduce and when, and determine how promising approaches can be financed and sustained. AI can strengthen public judgment by making evidence and tradeoffs more visible; it cannot replace the people and institutions accountable for making those choices.

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

Our research team is putting the finishing touches on a new landscaping study focused on emerging healthcare innovations in Latin America with a special focus on Colombia, Mexico and Brazil.

November 13, 2020

From all of us at Innovations in Healthcare, SEAD, and Africa Capacity Alliance, we’d like to thank all those that attended the recent health policy roundtable on September 18 at Strathmore Business School in Nairobi, Kenya.

November 13, 2020

Private sector health innovations are playing a growing and complementary role to the government in East Africa.

November 13, 2020

Healthcare entrepreneurs in low- and middle-income countries need growth capital to build their capacity and expand their social impact. Yet, because innovations are still nascent, these enterprises are often unable to absorb significant traditional capital. Recognizing this gap in funding, the Pfizer Foundation launched the Global Health Innovation Grants (GHIG) program in 2016 to deploy funding and support for healthcare enterprises around the world. Innovations in Healthcare serves as project advisor to GHIG and measures both grantee and portfolio performance of the program.

November 13, 2020

As summer begins here in Durham, North Carolina, and Duke’s campus quiets down, we’re readying the latest cohort of Innovations in Healthcare interns for their summers working with SEAD and Innovations in Healthcare Innovators in East Africa.

November 13, 2020

June is graduation time in the U.S. Even so, I didn’t expect to see so many graduation caps and gowns at the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) recent workshop on Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) for Global Health and Safety: The Long-term Picture for Health Systems: The Role of Public-Private Partnerships in Health Systems Strengthening.