Reconfiguring Global Health Innovation

This book looks at the experiences of different latecomer countries in promoting sustainable health innovation systems to cater to local needs, presenting empirical findings from India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Kenya, Tanzania and Nigeria.

Padmashree Gehl Sampath is Economic Affairs Officer at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and Research Fellow at the United Nations University-MERIT.

Part 1: Overview 1. The Global Health Imperative 2. Sectoral Systems for Health Innovation and Development Part 2: Empirical Evidence from Asia and Africa 3. India's Advanced Capacity in Health Innovation 4. Health Innovation Systems in Bangladesh and Vietnam 5. Kenya's Health Innovation Capacity 6. Nigeria's and Tanzania's Incipient Health Innovation Capacity Part 3: Bridging the Health Divide: Inequality, Competitiveness and Delivery Issues 7. Health Innovation and Latecomer Development: Comparative Insights 8. Bridging the Health Divide: Institutional Capacity in Latecomers