Landscape analysis of barriers to developing or adapting technologies for global health purposes

Overview

This landscape analysis addresses innovation in health technologies. It reviews and analyses existing barriers for the use of innovative technologies in developing countries and presents ways to overcome them. The analysis performed is part of the Global Initiative on Health Technologies funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Current World Health Organization (WHO) initiatives for developing innovative technologies to address global health problems are presented. The landscape analysis examines global health technology trends, the evolution of health technology strategies in developing countries, and the roles of the business and scientific communities to come up with new technologies (or adapt existing ones) to impact public health indicators, especially in resource-limited settings.