Table 2 Contest overview
| Round | Year | Implementer/ Social Innovation Research Hub | Health Challenge/s | Geographic Focus | Applications Received | Eligible Applications | Social Innovations Selected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Global South | 2014–2015 | University of Cape Town in partnership with Oxford University and the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Disease. |
Globally, 500 000 people die each year from Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) and 1 billion people are affected (WHO) [24]. 400 million people around the world do not have access to essential health services [31]. | Africa | 101 | 88 | 14 |
| Asia | 50 | 50 | 7 | ||||
| Latin America | 12 | 12 | 2 | ||||
| 2. Regional | 2017 | CIDEIM, in partnership with ICESI University, the Pan American Health Organization and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine | The burden of neglected tropical diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) comprises 8.8% of the total global burden of disease [32]. | Latin America & the Caribbean | 16 | 7 | 3 |
| 3. National | 2017 | University of the Philippines, in partnership with the Philippines Department of Health and LSHTM. |
About 60% of the Filipinos die without seeing a doctor [33]. There are about 77 000 adults and children living with HIV. In 2018, UNAIDS estimates showed that there is a 174% increase in the new HIV infections [34]. Around 1 M Filipinos are expected to have Tuberculosis and may or may not even know it [35]. | Philippines | 17 | 6 | 4 |
| 2017 | Makerere University in partnership with the Ugandan Ministry of Health and LSHTM. | The maternal mortality ratio in Uganda is 343 maternal deaths per every 100 000 live births; and the under-five mortality rate is 55 child deaths per 1000 live births [36]. | Uganda | 51 | 21 | 5 | |
| 2017 | University of Malawi, in partnership with the Malawian Ministry of Health and LSHTM. |
One in every 37 children in Malawi dies in the first month of life. For every 1000 live births in Malawi between 4 and 5 women die during pregnancy, childbirth, or within 42 days after childbirth. One in 8 children die from preventable diseases such as malaria, pneumonia and diarrhea [37]. | Malawi | 18 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2018 | University of Malawi, in partnership with the Malawian Ministry of Health and LSHTM. | A significant proportion of the Malawian population is still underserved: 24% do not have access to a health facility within 5-kms and over 50% of leading causes of deaths are preventable [37]. | Malawi | 25 | 20 | 2 | |
| Total | 305 | 225 | 38 | ||||