01517nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001260000800042653002100050100001800071700001800089700001200107700002300119700002200142700002200164700001500186700001400201245011300215856009600328300001200424490000600436520080800442022002501250       2022                            d  bBMJ10aGeneral Medicine1 avan Niekerk L1 aEchavarria MI1 aAlger J1 aCastro-Arroyave DM1 aBautista-Gomez MM1 aNieto Anderson CI1 aBeltran BY1 aCuervo LG00aBuilding the social innovation for health ecosystem in Latin America: experiences and learning from SIHI-LAC  uhttps://innovations.bmj.com/content/bmjinnov/early/2022/06/08/bmjinnov-2021-000898.full.pdf  a224-2330 v83 a<p>Social innovation for health has grown in relevance and momentum across Latin America.1–5 Yet, the potential of social innovation for health appears mostly untapped, with one reason for this being the limited investment to build strong ecosystems that can support social innovation initiatives.6–8 The Social Innovation in Health Initiative for Latin America and the Caribbean (SIHI-LAC) is an ecosystem approach to advance social innovation within health systems across this region. The paper presents the SIHI-LAC experience, the influence it has had on social innovation initiatives for health, and the lessons learnt over the past 6 years. In addition, this paper provides guidance to other countries and regions interested in strengthening their social innovation for health ecosystems</p>
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