Mosaic of Innovative Solutions: How to Improve Health for All

 Principles Emerging
 from
 Innovative Solutions: 1 		Main Barriers:
Cultural taboos and health illiteracy High cost of providing quality health products and services Limited reach of healthcare infrastructure
Adopt market-based models as a scaling-up strategy Foster demand for healthcare
PSI, Global
Change the logic of your distribution model
Srinivasan, Locost, India*
Put customers first
Rebeca Villalobos, ASEMBIS, Costa Rica*
Establish micro-franchise model
SHEF, Kenya
Provide health-related consumer products
Unilever, Ghana
Design inclusive systems
Run effective prevention campaigns through cross-sector partnerships
BASICS and EHP, USAID, Guatemala
Address poverty-health vicious circle
Vera Cordeiro, Renascer, Brazil*
Introduce disruptive competition
David Green, Project Impact, Global*
"System-wide" cost savings through preventive care
Jeff Palmer, Coordinated Care Network, US
Co-create indigenous programs
Abhay and Rani Bang, SEARCH, India*
Leverage abundant resources at the community level
Piggyback on established local practices
Fidela Ebuk, Nigeria*
Use peer networks for behavior change
Linzi Smith, South Africa*
Build economies of scale
Aravind Hospital, India
Community-Based Health Financing
Mutual Health Organization, Sub-Saharan Africa
Barefoot doctors
Fazle Abed, BRAC, Bangladesh*
Self-reliant primary health care
FRLHT, India
Introduce novel uses of technologies Establish multi-service Internet kiosks
Satayan Mishra, Drishtee, India*
Leverage existing technologies for low-resource settings
Victoria Hale, OneWorld Health, Global*
Identify value-creation opportunities to improve sanitation
Sulabh, India
Hotline for emergency services
Subroto Das, India*
Provide tertiary care through telemedicine centers
Narayana Hrudayalaya, India
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