Our Innovations
Turning Evidence Into National Health System Change
Building Innovations That Health Systems Can Actually Scale
Across many low- and middle-income countries, life-saving health solutions often fail to reach the communities that need them most — not because the ideas are ineffective, but because health systems lack scalable, sustainable ways to implement them.
At the Makerere University Centre of Excellence for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH), we focus on solving that challenge.
Our innovations are designed beyond the pilot stage. We generate, test, and scale practical solutions that strengthen real-world health systems — from hospitals and district networks to community delivery platforms and national policy frameworks.
By combining implementation science, digital innovation, workforce strengthening, and frontline service delivery, we help governments and partners adopt approaches that improve maternal, newborn, and child health outcomes at scale.
Designed for Scale. Built for Systems. Proven Through Implementation.
Our innovations are not designed as isolated pilots. They are built to move from evidence, to implementation, to national and regional health system adoption.
Government-integrated innovations
Embedding sustainable health systems directly within public infrastructures for systemic impact.
Evidence-to-policy pathways
Translating research and data insights into actionable national health care policies.
Community-centered delivery
Co-designing implementation frameworks alongside local communities to build trust and adoption.
Scalable across low-resource settings
Optimizing logistics and tools to function cleanly without heavy local infrastructure overheads.
Our Innovation Model
Our innovations combine implementation science, digital technology, workforce strengthening, operational research, and community-based delivery models to create solutions that function within real-world low-resource settings.
Our Innovations
Our innovations bridge research, implementation, and policy to deliver scalable solutions that strengthen health systems and improve survival for mothers, newborns, and children.
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Evidence to System Change
Turning practical health innovations into stronger services, better survival outcomes, and scalable solutions for low-resource settings.
Explore the Work Behind the Impact
See how MNCH turns tested innovations into practical initiatives, active projects, and research partnerships that strengthen health systems.