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Front Public Health · Jan 2021
Reimagining Innovation Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights From the WISH Innovation Programme.
- Maha El Akoum and Mahmoud El Achi.
- World Innovation Summit for Health, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar.
- Front Public Health. 2021 Jan 1; 9: 678768.
AbstractThe World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) hosts two innovation competitions as part of its biennial healthcare conference. During the COVID-19 pandemic, WISH received more than 350 applications for both competitions, of which 31 were shortlisted to showcase at the WISH 2020 virtual summit. Of the 31 showcasing innovations, 11 (35.5%) had suggested an alternative use to their innovation as a contribution to the global fight against COVID-19. As such, this article explores the apparent and urgent need for the repurposing of healthcare innovations to reduce the costs and time associated with the conventional approach, in order to best respond to the demands of the global pandemic.Copyright © 2021 El Akoum and El Achi.
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