HST.939
Designing and Sustaining Technology Innovation for Global Health Practice
Spring 2008
Innovation in global health practice requires leaders who are trained to think and act like entrepreneurs. Whether at a hospital bedside or in a remote village, global healthcare leaders must understand both the business of running a social venture as well as how to plan for and provide access to life saving medicines and essential health services. Each week, the course features a lecture and skills-based tutorial session led by industry, non-profit foundation, technology, and academic leaders to think outside the box in tackling and solving problems in innovation for global health practice through the rationale design of technology and service solutions. The lectures provide the foundation for faculty-mentored pilot project from MOH, students, or non-profit sponsors that may involve creation of a market or business plan, product development, or a research study design.
Readings
- Jamison, D. T. Chapter 1, “Investing in Health.”
- Laxminarayan, R., J. Chow, and S. A. Shahid-Salles. Chapter 2, “Intervention Cost-Effectiveness: Overview of Main Messages.”
- Bloom, B. R., C. M. Michaud, J. R. Montagne, and L. Simonsen. Chapter 4, “Priorities for Global Research and Development of Interventions.”
- Varmus, H., et al. “Grand Challenges in Global Health.” Science 302 (October 17, 2003): 398-399.
- United Republic of Tanzania. Annual Health Statistical Abstract, 2006.
- Dye, C., and K. Floyd. Chapter 16, “Tuberculosis.”
- Bertozzi, S., et al. Chapter 18, “HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment.”
- Brenzel, L, et al. Chapter 20, “Vaccine-preventable Diseases.”
- Breman, J. G., et al. Chapter 21, “Conquering Malaria.”
- ———. “Closing the Global Health Innovation Gap: A Role for the Biotechnology Industry in Drug Discovery for Neglected Diseases.” November 2007.
- Kane, M. A., et al. “Chapter 15: HPV Vaccine Use in the Developing World.” Vaccine 24 Supplement 3 (2006): S3/132-S3/139.
- Goldie, S. J., J. J. Kim, and E. Myers. “Chapter 19: Cost-effectiveness of Cervical Cancer Screening.” Vaccine 24 Supplement 3 (2006): S3/164-S3/170.
- Sherris, J., et al. “Chapter 25: Education, Training, and Communication for HPV Vaccines.” Vaccine 24 Supplement 3 (2006): S3/210-S3/218.
- Simoes, E. A. F., et al. Chapter 25, “Acute Respiratory Infections in Children.”
- Brown, M. L., et al. Chapter 29, “Health Service Interventions for Cancer Control in Developing Countries.”
- Venkat Narayan, K. M., et al. Chapter 30, “Diabetes: The Pandemic and Potential Solutions.”
- Gaziano, T. A. Chapter 33, “Cardiovascular Disease.”
- Hopkins, A. L., M. J. Witty, and S. Nwaka. “Mission Impossible.” Nature 449 (September 13, 2007): 166-169.
- Zanzibar Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. “Human Resource for Health 5-year Development Plan, 2004/05-2008/09” (Final Draft).
- Tanzania Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. “Strategic Human Resources Plan (Draft 1),” April 2006.
- Ozcan, A., and U. Demirci. “Ultra Wide-field lens-free Monitoring of Cells On-chip.” Lab Chip 8 (2008): 98-106. doi:10.1039/b713695a.
- Chin, C., V. Linder, and S. K. Sia. “Lab-on-a-Chip Devices for Global Health: Past Studies and Future Opportunities.” Lab Chip 7 (2007): 41-57. doi:10.1039/b611455e.
- Yager, P., et al. “Microfluidic Diagnostic Technologies for Global Public Health.” Nature 442 (July 27, 2006): 412-418. doi:10.1038/nature05064.
- Yunus, M. “A New Kind of Business,” and “Social Business.” Chapters 1 and 2 in Creating a World Without Poverty . Cambridge, MA: PublicAffairs, 2009. ISBN: 9781586486679.
- Oster, S. M., et al., eds. Chapters in Generating and Sustaining Nonprofit Earned Income . New York, NY: Jossey-Bass, 2004. ISBN: 9780787972387.
- Dees, J. G. Chapter 1, “Putting Nonprofit Business Ventures in Perspective.”
- Davis, L., and N. Etchart. Chapter 12, “Supporting Nonprofit Enterprise in Emerging Markets.”
- Chokshi, D. A., and R. Rajkumar. “Leveraging University Research to Advance Global Health.” JAMA 298, no. 16 (October 24/31, 2007): 1934-1936.
- McCannon, C. J., D. M. Berwick, and M. R. Massoud. “The Science of Large-Scale Change in Global Health.” JAMA 298, no. 16 (October 24/31, 2007): 1937-1939.
- Fraser, H. S. F., et al. “Implementing Electronic Medical Record Systems in Developing Countries.” Informatics in Primary Care 13 (2005): 83-95.
- Hannan, T. J., et al. “The Mosoriot Medical Record System: Design and Initial Implementation of an Outpatient Electronic Record System in Rural Kenya.” International Journal of Medical Informatics 60 (2000): 21-28.
- Kukafka, R., et al. “Redesigning Electronic Health Record Systems to Support Public Health.” Journal of Biomedical Informatics 40, no. 4 (August 2007): 398-409.
- Ginsberg, A. M., and M. Spigelman. “Challenges in Tuberculosis Drug Research and Development.” Nature Medicine 13, no. 3 (March 2007): 290-294.
- Nwaka, S., and A. Hudson. “Innovative Lead Discovery Strategies for Tropical Diseases.” Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 5 (November 2006): 941-955.
- Batson, A., et al. “Chapter 26: Innovative Financing Mechanisms to Accelerate the Introduction of HPV Vaccines in Developing Countries.” Vaccine 24, Supplement 3 (2006): S3/219-S3/225.
- Munira and Fritzen. “What Influences Government Adoption of Vaccines in Developing Countries? A Policy Process Analysis.” Social Science - Medicine 2007.
- Herling, P. “Patent Sense.” Nature 449 (September 13, 2007): 174-175.
- Hotez, P. J., and M. T. Ferris. “The Antipoverty Vaccines.” Vaccine 24 (2006): 5787-5799.
- Berndt, E. R., et al. “Advance Market Commitments for Vaccines Against Neglected Diseases: Estimating Costs and Effectiveness.” Health Economics 16 (2007): 491-511.
- Friedrich, M. J. “Jeffrey Sachs, PhD: Ending Extreme Poverty, Improving the Human Condition.” JAMA 298, no. 16 (October 24/31, 2007): 1849-1851.
- Sachs, P., et al. “The African Millennium Villages.” PNAS 104, no. 43 (October 23, 2007): 16775-16780.
- Furin, J. J., et al. “Expanding Global HIV Treatment: Case Studies from the Field.” Ann N Y Acad Sci 1136 (2008): 12-20.
- Mullan, F. “The Metrics of the Physician Brain Drain.” NEJM 353, no. 17 (October 27, 2005): 1810-1818.
- Wang, H., T. Xu, and J. Xu. “Factors Contributing to High Costs and Inequality in China’s Health Care System.” JAMA 298, no. 16 (October 24/31, 2007): 1928-1930.
- Pronyk, P. M., J. R. Hargreaves, and J. Morduch. “Microfinance Programs and Better Health Prospects for Sub-Saharan Africa.” JAMA 298, no. 16 (Oct 24/31, 2007): 1925-1927.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗Historical OpenCourseWare
- MIT OCW syllabus ↗
- MIT OCW readings ↗
- Historical MIT OpenCourseWare offering. Named reading entries and schedule topics are automatically extracted from the linked source pages.