Social Innovation in Health Initiative

How do we measure impact in ways that truly matter to communities? This SIHI Talks episode explores how meaningful innovation in health goes beyond metrics by centering equity, systems change, and community ownership. 🎥 bit.ly/432KEAI #SocialInnovation #HealthforAll

UPD PsycServ shows how community-centered mental health support can strengthen wellbeing and expand access to care. Through counseling, workshops, and psychosocial support, it continues to create safer spaces for the UP community. 🔗 bit.ly/4npedGa #SocialInnovation

When communities come together, health systems grow stronger. The Ishaka Health Plan shows how community-based insurance expands access through local leadership and shared responsibility—advancing universal health coverage through #socialinnovation. 🔗 bit.ly/3ODK4Gg

Implementation research strengthens #socialinnovation through co-design, local leadership, and real-time learning. As Dr. Yodi Mahendradhata notes, effective dissemination is key to driving change. 🎥 bit.ly/4wcFMGw

#WorldHandHygieneDay starts with clean water. The AIDFI ram pump programme in the Philippines shows how social innovation can deliver water to remote upland communities, enabling #handhygiene and reducing waterborne disease. 📖bit.ly/4d8dnsJ

Join the Social Innovation in Health Summit at TUFH 2026, in collaboration with The Network: Towards Unity For Health. 🔗 Learn more and register: tufh2026.com/social-innovat…

What does it take to transform health systems from the ground up? We’re excited to share the SIHI Global Network Annual Report 2025—highlighting a year of innovation, research, and partnerships across our global hubs. 📄 bit.ly/4vLGCd8 #PartnerforHealth

Stepping toward “zero jiggers” 👣 Sole Hope in Uganda is tackling tungiasis through community care, health education, and locally made shoes—restoring dignity and preventing infection. A simple, powerful model of #socialinnovation in health. 🔗 bit.ly/49dkoHg

Community health workers are the backbone of child survival in underserved communities. SIHI's Living Goods case from Uganda shows how social innovation reduces child mortality from malaria and other preventable diseases. #WorldMalariaDay 📖bit.ly/4mCkKN7

Breaking silos starts with collaboration 🤝 Too often, health and research professionals work in isolation—limiting how we solve complex challenges Hackathons create space for co-creation, bringing diverse minds together to drive real solutions. 🎥bit.ly/4tzJ05h

When health systems are creative, no community is too remote to reach. The NTS in the Philippines links rural health workers to specialists using SMS and email—innovation built on simplicity. #WorldCreativityAndInnovationDay 📖 bit.ly/486NQyo

Addressing Chagas disease means tackling environmental and social drivers. The Eco-health approach shows how community action leads to sustainable prevention. #WorldChagasDay 📖bit.ly/3QBUaHW

Community-led action is key to tackling Chagas disease. The Comapa approach shows how integrated solutions strengthen prevention and care. #WorldChagasDay 👉bit.ly/3QBScY4

Join us on 21 April, 1pm–2pm WAT, for the global launch webinar of “Youth co-creation for health: a practical guide." 👉 Register now: bit.ly/guidelaunch #YouthCoCreationForHealth #YouthVoices #GlobalHealth

Communities of practice help bring UHC to life By connecting practitioners across sectors, COPs enable shared learning, real-time problem-solving, and practical solutions. As featured in #SIHITalks, they’re key to a whole-of-society approach to UHC. 🎥 bit.ly/3PSR0iX

#WorldHealthDay calls us to support science-led solutions for a healthier future—through inclusive, community-driven approaches. El Canto del Tucán bridges science and ancestral knowledge to strengthen indigenous health. #StandWithScience 📖: bit.ly/4mfSXSC

Community engagement goes beyond consultation—it turns participation into partnership 💡 As Dr. Gifty Marley shares in #SIHITalks, this drives lasting systems change. 🎥 bit.ly/4m1Qf32

SIHI welcomes its newest Caribbean hub at @UWI_StAugustine Launched on 24 March 2026, the hub builds on partnerships with SIHI LAC, PAHO, and UNC Chapel Hill. It brings together diverse teams to co-create community-driven solutions for better health across the Caribbean.

In rural Nigeria, the Ukana West 2 Community-Based Health Initiative uses a community-led financing model to improve access, strengthen local care, and reduce costs—ensuring no one is left behind. 🔗 bit.ly/4t4LRm2 #SocialInnovation #HealthForAll

💡 Living longer isn’t enough—we need to live better. In this #SIHITalks episode, the lifetime economy highlights the importance of extending not just lifespan, but healthspan—through solutions that integrate medical advances with social well-being. 🎥 bit.ly/4sLapkx