OUR MISSION & VISION
The Global Innovation Hub for Improving Value in Health is a knowledge body that wa created by the G20. The Hub’s mission is to accelerate the global transformation towards value-based car through knowledge,
experience, and collaboratio Born out of the G20, the Hub is membered by G20 countries and international organizations. The Hub aims to highlight value-based care approaches that can be used by health systems to become learning health systems that are resilient and responsive and achieve sustainable universal health coverage.
The Hub is launching this new series to support innovation across our membership of G20 nations by hosting an engaging discussion series with pioneers across the global heath ecosystem . This series will spotlight the cutting-edge research, impactful programs, unique partnerships, and meaningful policies that are moving the needle and accelerating progress towards a new paradigm of high-value, resilient health systems. Guest speakers from around the world will share their expertise and experiences while touching on key insights, challenges, and advice for accelerating innovation in different contexts.
In 2023, the Innovation Series will touch critically important topics at center of the ensuring that health systems create value and deliver outcomes that matter to people. We will be exploring innovations in the areas of digital health, facilitating universal health coverage, as well as the interconnection between climate change and health equity.
The latest HIS episode centers on an innovative, interactive platform for family health management. An AI-powered digital health intervention, Saathealth leverages evidence-based preventive health and financial literacy content to deliver personalized health content, generate awareness, and drive demand for health products and services.
To date, Saathealth has already engaged more than 30 million people across southeast and central Asia. Co-Founders, Dr. Aakash Ganju and Aditi Hazra-Ganju, shed light on the essential components of the Saathealth omni-channel approach to influence health consumers and share their aspirations for Saathealth’s expanded impact across the G20+ nations.
The Group of Twenty, or the G20, is the premier forum for international economic cooperation. The G20 brings together the leaders of both developed and developing countries from every continent.
Collectively, G20 members represent around 80% of the world’s economic output, two-thirds of global population and three-quarters of international trade. Throughout the year, representatives from G20 countries gather to discuss financial and socioeconomic issues.
The Global Innovation Hub for Improving Value in Health was born out of the G20. World Leaders recognized the need for an organization that worked to accelerate the global transformation towards value-based care. As such, the Global Innovation Hub contributes each G20 Presidency through the Health Working Group and Joint Finance and Health Task Force.
The presidency of the G20 rotates between member countries every year and the current G20 Presidency is Brazil.
Learn more about Brazil’s G20 Health Agenda
Kerala, India - The G20 Global Innovation Hub for Improving Value in Health (the Hub) participated in the first G20 Health Working Group meeting hosted in Kerala, India, on 18-20 January 2023.
Goa, India - The G20 Global Innovation Hub for Improving Value in Health (the Hub) attended the second G20 Health Working Group meeting hosted in Goa, India, on 17 – 19 April 2023.
Hyderabad, India - The Hub attended the third G20 Health Working Group meeting and Joint Finance and Health Task Force meeting hosted in Hyderabad, India, on 4-6 June 2023.
Gandhinagar, India – The Hub participated in the G20 Health Ministers Meeting and Joint Finance and Health Ministers Meeting, held in Gandhinagar, India on August 17 to 19 2023.
Johannesburg, South Africa – The Hub officially welcomes the Republic of South Africa into our Governing Membership during a the African Health Indaba held in Johannesburg South Africa on 18 October, 2023
Hyderabad, India - Dr Reem Bunyan, contributed to a panel discussion at the CEPI (Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations) and PATH side event held in Hyderabad on June 3, 2023.
Universal Health Coverage Universal Health Coverage (UHC) was underscored as a priority for Japan’s G20 Presidency including financing UHC in developing countries
Value-Based Care G20 called for the creation of the Global Innovation Hub for Improving Value In Health. “Well-functioning, value-based, inclusive, and resilient health systems are critical to move towards achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC)"
Pandemic Preparedness & Response Reaffirmed the the role of VBC in strengthening national health systems and primary health care services as part of Covid-19 recovery
Pandemic Fund Reiterated the importance of strengthening of national health systems by putting people at the center of preparedness and equip them to respond effectively
Sectoral Value Emphasized patient centric care with the aim to transition from traditional healthcare delivery models to value based care, integrating medical value tourism
Executive Director
Reem Bunyan is Executive Director at the Global Innovation Hub. Dr Reem is a consultant neurologist and served as National Leader for the chronic disease model of care and Director of the Regional Neurosciences Program in the Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia. She was co-chair of the G20 Health Working Group during the 2020 presidency. Dr Reem received her medical degree from King Faisal University, and holds a MSc in health administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a master’s in clinical and translational science from the Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
Director of Partnerships
Ebele Anidi is the Director of Partnerships and Engagement with the Global Innovation Hub. Ebele joined the Hub in February 2022. Previously, Ebele was an associate director at FSG, a global management consulting firm, and he led research projects at the World Health Organization within the Alliance for Health Policy & Systems Research. Ebele holds a MSPH in International Health from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and an undergraduate degree in the History of Science from Harvard University.
External Advisor :
Terrina Govender is an external policy advisor to the Global Innovation Hub. She joined the Hub in 2021. Prior to joining the Hub, she supported policy and negotiations for the G20 presidency as an advisor. Since 2019, Terrina has worked with five G20 presidencies. Terrina has also held roles at Google, the Tony Blair Institute and worked as an engagement manager with Dalberg, a global advisory firm. She holds a master’s in Public Policy from the University of Oxford and an undergraduate degree in Information Systems and Computer Science from the University of Cape Town.
Policy Analyst :
Dr. Razan Alarafah is a Health Policy Analyst at the G20
Global Innovation Hub for Improving Value in Healthcare. She holds a Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree, an Advanced Clinical Orthodontic Certificate from UCLA, and an MBA in Health Systems Management. As a practicing dentist, Dr. Alarafah has worked with the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research and has held roles in healthcare management and consulting in both the US and Saudi Arabia. Her work focuses on developing policies that address health equity and the social determinants of health, as well as evaluating strategies to promote value-based healthcare.