Innovative healthcare delivery models
Introduction
Finding solutions for some of the health problems that we face will require a new approach. For endemic conditions, such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, there needs to be a way of incentivizing major pharmaceutical companies to find affordable treatments for people on a low income. As chronic and non-communicable disease rates continue to climb, governments, private sector, and non-governmental organizations are wrestling with how to provide, disseminate, and pay for adequate prevention and treatment.
The general agreement is that the old model of delivery is not sustainable in the developed countries and does not provide broad enough access in the less developed world. Emerging markets could play a key role in the solution as a source of innovation arising from the availability of talent and cost structures.
The objectives of this dialogue held under the auspices of the World Economic Forum are to better understand the role of the private sector in healthcare delivery, identify new innovative cost effective models of quality healthcare delivery and generate greater awareness of the identified scalable and replicable models across markets.
Finding solutions for some of the health problems that we face will require a new approach. For endemic conditions, such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, there needs to be a way of incentivizing major pharmaceutical companies to find affordable treatments for people on a low income.
Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2011
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September 14, 2011
World Economic Forum on East Asia 2011
Jakarta, Indonesia, 12-13 June 2011Responding to the New Globalism
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June 12, 2011
World Economic Forum on Europe and Central Asia 2011
Vienna, Austria, 8-9 June 2011
Expanding the Frontiers of Innovation
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June 8, 2011
World Economic Forum on Africa 2011
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May 4, 2011
World Economic Forum on Latin America 2011
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 27-29 April 2011
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April 27, 2011
IdeasLab on Improving Healthcare Delivery
Saturday 29 January, 14.00 - 15.15Expert presentations and in-depth group discussions
will focus on:Idea 1: Innovative models for healthcare deliveryIdea 2: Adapting delivery to chronic disease
preventionIdea 3: Financing healthcare innovationsIdea 4: Delivery models in emerging marketsIdea 5: Scaling innovation models and impact
Key Points
Proven, low-cost, quality healthcare solutions
in the developing world could be replicated in the West.Greater emphasis on prevention should be
encouraged.More public-private partnerships with
social entrepreneurs and other investors will ...
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January 29, 2011
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2011
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January 26, 2011
Global Health
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October 20, 2010
A Charter for Health Data
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October 20, 2010
Healthy Living
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October 20, 2010
Workplace Wellness Alliance
Workforces today are threatened by ageing and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) – mainly cancer, cardiovascular diseases, chronic pulmonary disease, diabetes and mental ill-health. In parallel, demand for human capital is rising as economies grow and mature, and significant talent gaps of up to 45 million employees in Western Europe alone are forecast for 2030. These two trends form a vicious circle of dwindling workforce capacity and productivity.NCDs are forecast to cost a total of US$ 47 trillion over the next 20 years. Against this backdrop, preserving the health and productivity of the...
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October 20, 2010
