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.