USAID is offering $150,000 in prizes to private organizations with a track record of affordable, accountable. Also,   reliably expanding health care access to the poor and most vulnerable through public-private integration. Further,  while also demonstrating a vision for expanding this approach to new geographies. Despite many years of commitments from national governments and global health partners to improve access to and quality of primary health care. Additionally,  vulnerable populations in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) continue to face barriers. To achieve better health outcomes. USAID’s Inclusive Health Access Prize is a global call for proven successes in expanding access to life-saving basic health care in low- and middle-income countries.

This prize will recognize and incentivize work that demonstrates how integration and partnership between the public and private sector expands. Further,  access to affordable, accountable, and reliable health services for poor and vulnerable groups. The aim is also to celebrate and spur a broad range of approaches that are sustainable, scalable, and replicable.

Benefit

• USAID’s Office of Health Systems will award $150,000 in prizes for innovative, privately-led approaches. Further, with strong scale-up potential that has helped expand access to affordable, accountable, and reliable health services for poor and vulnerable groups.
• Up to six winners will be announced at a United Nations General Assembly.  During the event in September 2019 and each will be awarded $25,000 in funding under USAID’s Innovation Incentive Award Authority. These awards are as funds transfer to bank accounts. Also, all award monies may be used at the winning teams’ discretion.
• One representative from each winning team will represent their team at the United Nations General Assembly event to showcase their leadership, diversity, and potential in the global health field for other leading stakeholders and donors.

Eligibility

• Open to private organizations with a track record of affordable, accountable, and reliably expanding health care access to the poor and most vulnerable through public-private integration, while also demonstrating a vision for expanding this approach to new geographies.