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

In February, six Investors’ Circle (IC) investor members convened at a rooftop restaurant in downtown Nairobi – four of them in Africa for the first time. Over a thousand hours, 50 meetings, eight company site visits, and one rocky rural bus ride later, the importance – and opportunity – of investing there was clear.

November 13, 2020

Health systems around the world, including in the United States, struggle to balance affordability, quality, and access to care. In many low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs), urgent health needs within resource‐challenged settings are driving the development of promising new technologies and models of care.

November 13, 2020

Have you ever been with a loved one who was sick at a hospital and had no idea what was going on? Have you ever felt helpless and wished you could do something to help your loved one recover as soon as possible? Noora Health, a social enterprise focused on providing caregiver empowerment and education, does just that.

November 13, 2020

Diabetes challenges the entirety of health systems around the world. A person diagnosed with diabetes, over the course of his or her life, is likely to need the services not only of primary care providers but also community health workers, dentists, pharmacists, endocrinologists, podiatrists, ophthalmologists, and nephrologists

November 13, 2020

The 7,000 miles between Clover, a bustling, chain of healthy fast food restaurants in Boston, and Vaatsalya Heathcare Solutions, a chain of hospitals serving patients in semi-rural cities in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, might seem too great a distance for innovation to percolate.