“Lean in” – The need to recognize a sense of innovation

Over 2,200 individuals from 50 states and 50+ countries convened for “a meeting of minds:” the Global Health and Innovation Conference (GHIC), at Yale University this past weekend.

“How can you make change?” Sasha Dichter, Chief Innovation Officer for Acumen Fund, asked a rhetorical question of his audience at the Schubert Theater this weekend. His proposition: Make mobilization of resources the core of global health work—not residual; listen to the population whom you serve; and “lean in” to embrace the importance of innovation.

Dichter’s trifold call to action served as a central theme for innovators presenting at the 9th Annual Global Health and Innovation Conference (GHIC) put on by Unite for Sight this past weekend. Between April 21-22nd, 2,200 individuals from all 50 states and over 50 countries convened in New Haven for this exchange of ideas.

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Experts Discuss Strengthening TB Laboratory Capacity and Accreditation, April 2-6, on GHDonline.org

Only 63% of new smear-positive TB cases and only 53% of all new TB cases are detected globally. Scaling up laboratory services to meet the diagnostic challenges of drug-resistant and HIV-associated TB requires a paradigm shift in developing laboratory policy development, setting laboratory norms and standards, guiding and coordinating technical assistance, and accelerating knowledge transfer.

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