A G20 Initiative: Accelerating
the transformation towards
Value-Based Care 
 

Global Innovation Hub

OUR MISSION & VISION

The Global Innovation Hub for Improving Value in Health is a knowledge body that was created by the G20. The Hub's mission is to accelerate the global transformation towards value-based care through knowledge, experience, and collaboration

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.

Produce and Share Knowledge

Facilitate key knowledge and information transfer between countries and organizations and create a common understanding of design, implementation and scale-up value-based approaches

Engage the G20 Presidency

Provide continued support for G20 Health Working Group and Joint Finance and Health Task force to achieve their aim of achieving UHC, through value-based care

Support National Health Systems

Support national value-based healthcare policies roll out in health systems across the world by facilitating key knowledge and information transfer between countries, academic institutions and organizations

Inform Policy 

Curate a robust evidence base for value-based care, while delivering high impact events to support global health policy making 

Our Publications

Since 2020, the Global Innovation Hub has made its working papers and policy perspectives available to all interested readers to support the development of high-value healthcare 

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SUPPORTING GLOBAL PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS THROUGH VBC

G20 briefing outlining a value-based care (VBC) framework to guide G20 recommendations and the Pandemic Fund with the aim of strengthening global PPR, containing costs and improving outcomes

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VALUE-BASED PROIVDERS PAYMENT MODELS

Lessons and best practices on value-based providers' payment models, authored in partnership with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

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DRIVER AND BARRIERS FOR VBC IMPLEMENTATION IN MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA

Landmark study produced by the Hub on the state of value-based care in the MENA Region, including key barriers, enablers and opportunities. 


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HEALTH SYSTEM RESILIENCE & PANDEMIC PREAPREDNESS 

Briefing for G20 Leaders, under the Italian Presidency, with recommendations on building resilience and promoting pandemic preparedness through value-based care




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BEYOND CAPACITY MANAGEMENT

Working paper outlining the global scale of the surgical care backlog brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic with a conceptual framework for policy measures to address the challenges




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VALUE BASED CARE IN THE MIDST OF COVID-19 RESPONSE

Lessons from health system innovations responding to the pandemic in twelve  G20 countries accompanying case studies 





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TRANSFORMATION TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE HEALTH SYSTEMS THROUGH VBC

This report collects key messages and insights from the G20 side event on Value Based Health Care (VBHC) held in Riyadh between the 13th and 14th of January, 2020. 

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G20 ROME LEADERS DECLARATION

G20 Leaders Declaration from 2021 expressing continued support for the Global Innovation Hub for Improving Value in Health


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G20 RIYADH LEADERS DECLARATION

G20 Leaders Declaration from 2020 citing the inception of the Global Innovation Hub for Improving Value in Health



Hub Innovation Series

Episode 1: Guiding Principles for Building High Value Health Systems
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.

Press Releases

20 January, 2023

G20 First Health Working Group 

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.

19 April, 2023

G20 Second Health Working Group 

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.

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Value-Based Care

Value-based care works to improve the health outcomes of patients while optimizing health systems to reduce health care costs.

Value-based care puts patients at the center of health systems, with a focus on creating healthy societies. We advocate for resilience, equitable and responsive health systems systems that prioritizes the outcomes that matter to patients and the costs to achieve those outcomes

Evolution of Value-Based Care in the G20 

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Japan

Universal Health Coverage

Universal Health Coverage (UHC) was underscored as a priority for Japan’s G20 Presidency including financing UHC in developing countries  
2

Saudi Arabia

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)"
3

Italy

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 

4

Indonesia

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
5

India

Sectoral Value

Emphasized patient centric care with the aim to transition from traditional healthcare delivery models to value based care, integrating medical value tourism 

Our Team

Reem
Bunyan

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.

Ebele
Anidi

Director of Partnerships & Engagement

Ebele Anidi is the Director for Partnerships and Engagement with the Global Innovation Hub for Improving Value in Health. Ebele joined the Hub in February 2022. Previously, he was associate director at FSG, a global management consulting firm and led research projects at the World Health Organization’s Implementation Research Platform. Ebele graduated AB in History of Science (Medicine and Society track) and holds a master’s in public health from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Terrina
Govender

Director of Policy

Terrina Govender is the Director of Policy and Strategy with 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 Infromation Systems and Computer Science from the University of Cape Town.

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