The e-AKaP Project and the Pinoy Health Innovations Project:

The e-AKaP Project and the Pinoy
Health Innovations Project:
Advancing Health Innovations
in the Philippines
ACCESS Health International
OUR VISION “All people, no matter where they live, have a right to access high quality and affordable healthcare.” OUR MISSION “To improve access to high quality and affordable health for people everywhere.” 2 2 PROJECT MISSION & OBJECTIVE MISSION
Provide a platform that helps healthcare innovations
advance and scale up to improve access to quality and
affordable healthcare services for Filipinos.
Objectives:
•  Provide venue for policymakers, health innovators,
private and other government sectors to collaborate
•  Scale up health innovations by linking to funders,
implementation partners, researchers, and users and
provide implementation support
www.accessh.org 3 ACCESS Mission and the Projects
!  We provide venue for knowledge sharing to
identify gaps and problems
! We cultivate innovative solutions to fill in access
gaps
!  We empower marginalized sectors towards
achieving equitable access to quality healthcare
through innovative interventions and
implementation support.
www.accessh.org 4 ACCESS Mission and the Projects
Improve access to high quality, affordable health care
www.accessh.org 5 ACCESS HEALTH in the Philippines ! Started in September 2011 with an Ayala Foundation, Inc.
(AFI) grant and operates under Ayala’s Technology
Business Incubator, a division that focuses on accelerating
the growth of technology enabled ventures
!  As of January 2013, we
operate as a separate entity
from Ayala Foundation with
the remaining funds
transferred to ACCESS
Health
www.accessh.org 6 KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER: Health InnovaWon Forums and Business Talk ! Objectives:
!  Bring together healthcare service
providers, customers/users and
technopreneurs to discuss health
related problems and come up with
innovative solutions
!  Share problems in terms of scaling up
innovations, present the need for public
private partnerships and how they can
be leveraged to advance innovations in
the health sector
www.accessh.org 7 KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER: Status ! Dura'on: November 2011-­‐April 2013 ! Funding: Sponsorships ! Results: 7 Health Innova'ons Forums, 1 Health Business Talk ! Partners: !  Ayala Founda'on !  Asian Ins'tute of Management !  Cebu Technology Business Incubator !  Informa'on and Communica'ons Technology (ICT) Davao !  ASSIST Asia !  Globe Telecomm !  Universi'es www.accessh.org 8 KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER: Challenges and Moving Forward Challenges
Moving Forward
1.  Getting more problem
experts to share
1.  Connect with ACCESS
Health teams and other
agencies
2.  Getting more ideas and
bringing them to the next
level
3.  Sustainability of funding
2.  Make best use of
technology
3.  Organize events thru
partnership and
sponsorship
4.  Fee based revenue stream
9 INCUBATE: Social InnovaWon Camp ! General Objective:
!  Create and grow new technology
based social ventures globally
! Specific Objectives:
!  Bring software developers and
designers together with subject matter
experts to build more appropriate web
and mobile solutions to social
challenges, particularly in health
!  Promote innovative ideas for health
and nurture them into successful
health enterprises
www.accessh.org 10 INCUBATE: Status ! Dura'on: July 2013-­‐January 2014 ! Funding: Sponsorships !  Results: 6 Ideas Selected ! Partners: !  Department of Science and Technology !  Cebu Technology Business Incubator !  Smart Communica'ons !  Ayala Founda'on !  ASSIST Asia !  Exhibitors www.accessh.org 11 INCUBATE: Challenges and Moving Forward Challenges
Moving Forward
1.  Getting subject matter
experts
2.  Getting funds to implement
the potential ideas and to
scale
3.  Getting funds for technical
assistance and
implementation support
1.  Expand database of
mentors
2.  Develop a regional
program with other
ACCESS Health offices
12 IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT: e-­‐Aksyon tungo sa Kalusugang Pangkalahatan (e-­‐AKaP) e-­‐AKAP or Ac2on towards Universal Healthcare is a mobile health project for integrated maternal and child healthcare delivery and training for Community Health Teams (CHTs) Objectives:
!  Improve the capacity of health
workers in delivering healthcare
services to Filipino families
!  Increase awareness of households on
health risks and availability of
healthcare services
www.accessh.org 13 Project Status:
!  Funding: !  Informa'on Society Innova'on Fund !  Partners: !  ELIS Corp !  Gawad Kalinga of Caloocan !  Globe Telecom !  UP Econ Founda'on !  Caloocan City Government !  Beneficiaries: !  3 local health sta'ons !  50 CHT Partners trained !  50 CHTs for training by March !  6000+ households covered 14 IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT: Challenges and Moving Forward Challenges
Moving Forward
1.  Getting commitment from
the government unit to
sustain the project
2.  Scaling up to other areas
3.  Developing a good
business model for
sustainability and scaling
up
4.  Integration to other existing
eHealth system in the
country
1.  Partnership and linkages
with other agencies
2.  Expanding the area
coverage of the project to
increase impact
3.  Improving iCHT system
to be integrative and a
platform rather than a
stand alone system
15 Thank You!
Prepared by:
MARY ROSE RONTAL
Philippines
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