01442nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260001200042653002500054653001600079653002200095653003000117100001700147700001400164700001400178700001600192245008700208856007800295300000700373490000600380520081200386022001401198       2020                            d  c07/202010aCommunity engagement10aEmpowerment10aSocial innovation10aUniversal health coverage1 aDako-Gyeke P1 aAmazigo U1 aHalpaap B1 aManderson L00aSocial innovation for health: engaging communities to address infectious diseases.  uhttps://idpjournal.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s40249-020-00721-3  a980 v93 a<p>Universal health coverage emphasises the value of the community-based delivery of health services to ensure that underserved populations have access to care. In areas where infectious diseases are endemic, there are often few resources and limited capacity, and the introduction of effective and accessible strategies require innovation. In this special issue, the contributing authors emphasise the power of local responses to the circumstances that underpin diseases of poverty, and highlight the methodological and programme innovations necessary to support and sustain these responses. Through case studies, the authors illustrate how social innovations can address health inequities, and they identify the role of academics in the Social Innovation in Health Initiative to support this approach.</p>  a2049-9957