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FEATURE
OECD Technical Seminar on Innovation for Development
CII’s Acting Director Amy Lin moderated a technical seminar for the OECD Development Assistance Committee (OECD DAC) delegates on innovation that was hosted by the OECD Development Co-operation Directorate. The OECD released the new proposed innovation stream workplan, Innovation for Development Impact. As part of the workplan rollout, the session was an opportunity for delegates and other participants to provide inputs and draw out opportunities for how innovation can advance the development agenda. Amy guided participants through an agenda with interventions from Johannes Oljelund, Director General for International Development Cooperation at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Carla Hogan, Director General for Inclusive Growth, Governance and Innovation at Global Affairs Canada. The seminar also included presentations from Geoff Mulgan, former CEO of Nesta, and Purabi Matin, Head of Communications at the a2i Lab in Bangladesh.
Digital Health
Map & Match country briefs released
USAID’s Map & Match Project led by PATH/Digital Square conducted a landscaping of country digital health tools and rapid assessment to identify opportunities where digital tools may aid in the COVID-19 response. As the world learned during the West Africa Ebola outbreak response, prioritizing the reuse and adaptation of existing digital tools is vital to quickly scale access to time-sensitive disease information and data. The landscaping has been completed and country briefs are being released with information on digital health tools identified, opportunities for use, and digital health recommendations to support the COVID-19 response. The briefs will be shared with our partners, including USAID, GIZ, UNICEF, World Bank, Gates Foundation, the Global Fund, GAVI, WHO, and each country's Ministry of Health. Each brief will also be added to the Digital Health Atlas.
Innovation
Devex highlights Saving Lives at Birth
A recently published Devex article, “Health innovators seek more support as maternal, newborn deaths rise” highlights the Saving Lives at Birth Grand Challenge journey along with various maternal and child health innovators supported by the partnership. The article spotlights Little Sparrows Technologies and their newborn jaundice phototherapy treatment product, Bilihut, which received a SL@B seed grant at a pivotal time of growth. CII Senior Innovation Advisor Meghan Majorowski and former CII Director Wendy Taylor are both quoted, underscoring the importance of bringing in new and diverse partners to support and scale innovation in the maternal and child health space. The article advocates for continuing to support and scale innovations in maternal and child health.
Innovation
CII joins AstraZeneca, Villgro Africa, and Resonance in Open Innovation Panel
CII’s Senior Advisor Meghan Majorowski spoke on a panel on Open Innovation for Global Health led by Resonance. As part their Inclusive Innovation Exchange webinar series, Meghan joined panelists Pamela Hill (AstraZeneca Open Innovation program Head) and Wilfred Njagi (Villgro Africa CEO) and moderator Stephen Rahaim (Chief of Party of the USAID Catalyst Project, Resonance) to discuss models and lessons learned for open innovation in global health, the role that it can play in connecting global and local health ecosystems, and the role of partnerships.
VIRTUAL EVENTS
June 2, 2021
Managing for Better Results and Promoting Gender Equality through Challenge Funds
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
June 8, 2021
Stories of Impact
The Rockefeller Foundation
June 27 - July 1, 2021
Aspen Ideas Festival
Aspen Ideas
News
Forbes
There’s A New App That Might Help Predict Which Viruses Could Cause The Next Pandemic
April 5, 2021
MedCity News
What other industries can learn from innovation in healthcare during COVID
May 6, 2021
New York Times
The Future of Virus Tracking Can Be Found on This College Campus
May 17, 2021
Devex
3 lessons from COVID-19 to rethink global health innovation
June 2, 2021
CII NEWS
INVEST
What USAID India is Learning From Working with Private-Sector Partners to Improve the Delivery of Public Services
May 10, 2021
Grand Challenges Canada
Funding Opportunity: Stars in Global Health
June 3, 2021
SAMRIDH
Apply for Funding: COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund
May 2021 - June 2021
What We're Reading
McKinsey & Company
Africa needs vaccines. What would it take to make them here?
Global Health NOW
Tech Companies Have a Role in Expanding Vaccine Access, Information
The Conversation
Medical oxygen should not be a luxury – we’re trying to develop a cheaper way to produce it
Global Health Security Consortium
Vaccinating the World in 2021
STAFF SPOTLIGHT
Christian Rusangwa, Director of Technical Assistance, Muso
Christian Rusangwa is the Director of Technical Assistance at Muso, a USAID Development Innovation Ventures funded innovator that collaborates with governments to design, build, and test Proactive Community Case Management (ProCCM), an evidence-based community health approach for rapid, universal access to care, maternal health, and child survival. You can learn more about Muso’s path to scale in CII’s Global Health Innovation Index. In his role as Director of Technical Assistance, Christian develops strategies to accompany governments in the adoption of ProCCM and the building of effective healthcare systems and sustainable approaches in the area of national health system strengthening for primary healthcare and community health. Christian advises the governments of Mali and Ivory Coast as well as other global health organizations.
Read Christian's full interview here [PDF, 121K]
USAID's Center for Innovation and Impact (CII) takes a business-minded approach to fast-tracking the development, introduction and scale-up of health interventions that address the world's most important health challenges. CII invests seed capital in the most promising ideas and novel approaches, using forward-looking business practices to cut the time it takes to transform discoveries in the lab to impact on the ground.
Last updated: June 07, 2021
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