Innovator Pathway
Overlap between the stages is intentional and representative of iteration that occurs during the development, qualification, evaluation and scale-up process
To facilitate innovators seeking to bring new innovations to support and enable these ideal TB Care models, we have:
Detailed a typical digital health product development, qualification, evaluation and scale-up pathway,
Linked best practice (exemplary or illustrative) information for other innovations that have successfully navigated this pathway
Provided evidence base and contact information for these best practice innovators
Stages
Stage 1: Identify Needs and Design
Stage 2: Begin R&D
Stage 3: Plan for Introduction
Stage 4: Introduce & Scale
TB Innovator Pathway Resources
Across the innovator pathway, multiple resources are available to guide best practice development of digital health technologies. Some of these may not be specific to TB or digital health, but they nevertheless provide relevant and valuable insight and guidance.
World Economic Forum | Health and healthcare systems
The two 'valleys of death' that hold back the fight against TB
Lucica Ditiu - Executive Director, Stop TB Partnership
Jacqueline Huh - Head, External Affairs & Strategic Initiatives, Stop TB Partnership
Stop TB Partnership | Re-imagining TB Care Initiative
Innovation Launch Plans for structured and sustainable rollout
RTC’s structured, end-to-end innovation framework to ensure scale and sustainable transition in T-minus 5-years
Stop TB Partnership | Re-imagining TB Care Initiative
TB Diagnostics Critical Pathway
The TB Diagnostics Critical Pathway is intended to be a virtual knowledge management tool to document a TB diagnostic innovator's path to the rapid introduction and widespread scale-up of promising new TB tools, indicating the critical activities, stakeholders and resources along the pathway.
Stop TB Partnership | TB Innovation Sandbox
InnoScan database of innovations available for TB
The InnoScan is a real-time database of innovations that can support TB programs - from diagnostics, to AI-enabled solutions, to digital tools for healthcare workers, the InnoScan helps programs identify validated solutions to challenges in programmatic settings.