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Changemakers is an Ashoka initiative connecting insights of Ashoka's social entrepreneurs with the best work in the citizen sector.

Changemakers Innovation Award Competition: How to Improve Health for All
Cash prizes of US$5,000 awarded to the top winners, by voting of this online community

• View the mosaic of innovative solutions

• About the competition: assessment criteria and guidelines

• Health for All: A Global Montage

• Changemakers Library: Best Resources for Securing Health for All

• Judges are from the Gates Foundation, Acumen Fund, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

• Select competition finalists will be invited to present policy recommendations to the World Bank Institute and in-country policymakers via videoconferences.

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The Changemakers community has voted for three winners from the following the finalists of the "How to Improve Health for All" competition:

(Kenya) Sustainable Delivery of Essential Healthcare t ...

(India) Mobilizing Private Sector Resources

* (India) A Community-led Approach to Promote Rural Heal ...

(India) Innovations in Primary Health Care through Pub ...

(United States) Creating and Sustaining Livelihoods through Fr ...

* (India) Delivering Healthcare Services through the e-C ...

(Uganda) The Joyce Fertility Support Centre

(Costa Rica) High-quality Medical Services for People with ...

(India) Eye Care Service with Sustainability

(Argentina) Sustainable Health for Everyone

(Kenya) Improving Access to Safe Water through Microen ...

* (India) Bringing Free Health Services to Rural Populat ...

*Winners
. . . view all 139 competition entries

Idea Review Discussion Posts - read the latest:

About the Re-Mission video game for cancer
Apr 11: Richard Tate, HopeLab
Thanks for your question about HopeLab's work with Re-Mission. In gaming terms, Re-Mission is 3-D “shooter” with 20 levels of game play set inside the bodies of fictional cancer patients. Players pilot a microscopic robot na ...

• Read the Idea Review Discussion

• Competition Framework: So often we are reminded of the global health
paradox. Every year, millions of individuals die of causes . . . read more

• Editor's Note: Navigating this Issue : We invite you to participate as part
of the Changemakers global online . . . read more

Tracking Trends & Ideas - Reports & Articles:

Health, Hope, and Patience: Dr. Elias's Best Investment Strategies for the Developing World

Recruiting Business to Help Fight HIV/AIDS

Private Sector Strategies for Providing Healthcare at the Base of the Pyramid

Leading Social Entrepreneurs: Addressing Global Health Issues