WHO Western Pacific Innovation Challenge
- Beyond Essential Systems
- The Fred Hollows Foundation
- ThinkPlace Pty. Ltd.
- University of New South Wales Sydney, Australia
- Monash University
- The University of Melbourne
- Innovative Support to Emergencies Diseases and Disasters
- SanteSuite, Inc.
- Institute of Health Management, Southern Medical University
- BlueCity
- National Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Fuwai Hospital
- Fuwai Hospital，Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- CarbGeM Inc.
- Godot Inc.
- Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
- Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia
- AINQA Health Sdn. Bhd.
- Auckland University of Technology
- AI4GOV in partnership with the Department of Health Philippines
- CP Health Innovations Inc.
- Alternative Indigenous Development Foundation, Inc. (AIDFI)
- Health Futures Foundation, Inc.
- Department of Health - Health Promotion Bureau (Philippines) in collaboration with AHA! Behavioral Design
- FHI 360 (TB Innovations and Health Systems Strengthening Project, Philippines)
- Seoul 50 Plus Foundation of Seoul Metropolitan Government, Republic of Korea
- Bot MD
- Vital Strategies Health Systems (Asia Pacific) Limited
- PATH in Southeast Asia
The demand for health innovation in the Western Pacific is high and will continue to increase with emerging socioeconomic dynamics.
WHO in the Western Pacific has made efforts to embed innovation in the organizational culture, and is working to empower countries to chart a sustainable path to improving the health of people across the Region.
The first WHO Western Pacific Innovation Challenge: Innovation for the Future of Public Health was launched in 2022 to find tailored solutions for health in our region. The Challenge aimed to source and select innovators with profound understandings of the health needs of people in the Western Pacific, and to create an ecosystem of innovators who have sustainable, cost-effective and inclusive solutions that can address these needs.
A total of 29 organizations with innovative solutions for various health challenges including COVID-19, universal health coverage, health security and emergencies, and environmental degradation, as well as disease elimination and control were selected as the winners.
All participants of the Challenge are now valuable members of the Western Pacific public innovation ecosystem. Organizations selected as winners will share their perspectives of public health innovation and ways of solving health challenges at during the 2022 Western Pacific Innovation Forum on 28-29 April 2022.
As part of the Challenge, The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific is collaborating with WHO and some Challenge winners to co-create Viewpoints for a series in the journal. The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific is an open access journal, part of The Lancet group’s global initiative to advocate for health-care quality and access in all regions of the world.
The Challenge winners are solely responsible for their contributions and views. They do not necessarily reflect those of WHO. In no event shall WHO be responsible for the accuracy of information shared by any of the participants.