How can we use technology to make good health and quality care more accessible for all?
Challenge Overview
Every person deserves to experience good health and well-being. While there has been some progress towards these goals over the last two decades, much of that progress has now slowed or reversed. Currently, half the world lacks access to comprehensive health services. Two billion people face financial hardship due to out-of-pocket healthcare costs. Inequalities are increasing worldwide, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.
Technology and innovation have an important role to play in improving health and well-being for all. New technologies can improve health outcomes and access when deployed effectively. Innovation provides the business models, decreased costs, and community-focused design necessary for lasting change and efficient scale. These changes can appear across healthcare systems and affect many areas of care including primary care, mental health, or infectious diseases.
MIT Solve seeks exceptional solutions that leverage technology to increase access to good health and healthcare with a particular interest for 2025 in solutions that:
- Ensure health-related data is collected ethically and effectively and that AI and other insights are accurate, targeted, and actionable in the real world.
- Increase capacity and resilience of health systems, including workforce, supply chains, and other infrastructure.
- Increase access to and quality of health services for all communities.
