Knowledge repository
In this space, you will find a compilation of resources on social innovation in health (SIH), which will give you the opportunity to learn more about this approach and discover some of the products and tools developed as part of the global SIHI initiative, including SIHI LAC publications.
In this section, you will find a compilation of relevant scientific articles on social innovation in health, written by the Hub team in collaboration with innovators and other partners.
Tao Y, Tan RKJ, Wohlfarth M, et al. Social innovation in health training to engage researchers in resource-limited settings: process description and evaluation. Health Promot Int. 2024 Apr 1;39(2):daae025.
Innovación social en salud: fortalecimiento de los sistemas comunitarios para la cobertura sanitaria universal en zonas rurales.
van Niekerk L, Bautista-Gomez MM, Msiska BK, et al. Social innovation in health: strengthening Community Systems for Universal Health Coverage in rural areas. BMC Public Health. 2023 Jan 9;23(1):55.
Un modelo de innovación social para el acceso equitativo a servicios de salud de calidad para poblaciones rurales: el caso de la localidad de Sumapaz (Bogotá, Colombia).
Bautista-Gómez, M.M., van Niekerk, L. A social innovation model for equitable access to quality health services for rural populations: a case from Sumapaz, a rural district of Bogota, Colombia. Int J Equity Health 21, 23 (2022).
Innovación social en salud: concepto y práctica.
Innovación Social en Salud: Investigación, políticas públicas y resiliencia en el programa Zika Kids de Colombia.
Daza M, BautistaGomez MM, Zuluaga LS, et al. Social Innovation in Health: research, public policy and agency capacity in the Colombian Zika Kids programme. BMJ Innov: first published as 10.1136/bmjinnov-2021-000894.
Innovación Social en Salud: Investigación, políticas públicas y resiliencia en el programa Zika Kids de Colombia.
Daza M, BautistaGomez MM, Zuluaga LS, et al. Social Innovation in Health: research, public policy and agency capacity in the Colombian Zika Kids programme. BMJ Innov: first published as 10.1136/bmjinnov-2021-000894.
Barreras para la atención de la leishmaniasis cutánea en comunidades indígenas de zonas rurales de Colombia (estudio cualitativo).
Bautista-Gomez, M.M., Doerfler, J. & del Mar Castro, M. Barriers to cutaneous leishmaniasis care faced by indigenous communities of rural areas in Colombia: a qualitative study. BMC Infect Dis 22, 302 (2022).
Identificación de criterios de la innovación social en salud.
Duque-Paz LF, Castro-Arroyave DIdentification of social innovation in health criteria in Latin AmericaBMJ Open 2022;12:e063205.
Crowdfunding para la investigación en salud: una revisión sistemática, síntesis de la evidencia cualitativa y piloto de TDR para los investigadores de LMIC.
Kpokiri EE, Sri-Pathmanathan C, Shrestha P, et al. Crowdfunding for health research: a qualitative evidence synthesis and a pilot programme. BMJ Global Health 2022;7:e009110.
Construyendo el ecosistema de innovación social para la salud en América Latina: experiencias y aprendizajes del SIHI-LAC.
van Niekerk L, Echavarria MI, Alger J SIHI Innovators in Latin America and The Caribbean, et al Building the social innovation for health ecosystem in Latin America: experiences and learning from SIHI-LAC BMJ Innovations 2022;8:224-233.
Una descripción de los métodos innovadores mundiales para el desarrollo del paquete de participación comunitaria de la OMS.
Bayugo YV, Labarda M, Cruz JRB, et al Description of global innovative methods in developing the WHO Community Engagement Package BMJ Open 2022;12:e063144.
La Apropiación Social del Conocimiento y su contribución en la prevención de la leishmaniasis cutánea en las comunidades rurales.
Agudelo Paipilla K, Castro-Arroyave DM, Guzmán Grajales L, et al Social Appropriation of Knowledge and its contributions to the prevention of cutaneous leishmaniasis in rural contexts BMJ Innovations 2022;8:234-239.
Innovaciones sociales para mejorar la salud.
Cuervo-Amore LG, Blas MM. Innovaciones sociales para mejorar la salud. Biomed. [Internet]. 2 de septiembre de 2022 [citado 9 de octubre de 2024];42(3):422-8.
Investigación Documental de Innovación Social para la Salud.
Explorando la Innovación social en salud en América Central y el Caribe.
In this section, you will find practical guides, tools, and other educational resources that will help you develop skills in social innovation in health.
Chamas, L, & van Niekerk, L. (2016). Centre for the Development of Scientific Research (CEDIC), Paraguay. Social Innovation in Health Initiative Case Collection. [Online] WHO, Geneva: Social Innovation in Health Initiative.
Chamas, L, & van Niekerk, L. (2016). Indigenous Community Health Agent Professionalization Programme in the Alto Rio Negro Region, Brazil. Social Innovation in Health Initiative Case Collection. [Online] WHO, Geneva: Social Innovation in Health Initiative.
Pinto, L. & Irurita, M. (2018). Comprehensive health approach for chagas disease in Comapa (Jutiapa, Guatemala), Guatemala. Social Innovation in Health Initiative Case Collection. [Online] WHO, Geneva: Social Innovation in Health Initiative.
Irurita, M. & Pinto, L. (2018). An eco-health approach to fight chagas disease in Guatemala and beyond. Social Innovation in Health Initiative Case Collection. [Online] WHO, Geneva: Social Innovation in Health Initiative.
Castro, D. & Pinto, L. (2018). Mosquitiamed: shortening distances through telemedicine. Social Innovation in Health Initiative Case Collection. [Online] WHO, Geneva: Social Innovation in Health Initiative.
Castro-Arroyave, D. & Bautista, M. (2020). Mama River Program: An Initiative Beyond Borders. [Online]. World Health Organization & UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/ WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, Geneva: Social Innovation in Health Initiative.
UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/ WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, Geneva: Social Innovation in Health Initiative.
Bautista, M., Agudelo, K. & Castro-Arroyave, D. (2020). Comprehensive Care Model for Rural Health: Sumapaz Locality. [Online]. World Health Organization & UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/ WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, Geneva: Social Innovation in Health Initiative.
In this section, you will find practical guides, tools, and other educational resources that will help you develop essential skills for carrying out projects or conducting research in Social Innovation in Health.
Immerse yourself in a variety of audiovisual materials created by the SIHI LAC hub, highlighting the hub’s work and initiatives in social innovation in health.
Sex and gender are key factors that influence access to products and services for the prevention and control of infectious diseases, directly impacting health outcomes.
In this section, you will find resources developed by TDR that seek to strengthen the capacities of researchers in low- and middle-income countries to ensure that research takes an inclusive approach, adequately integrating sex, gender, and their intersection with other determinants of health inequalities.
