Table 6 Characteristics of the 38 Selected Social Innovations by region (percentage of total)
| Â | Africa | Asia | Latin America | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Organisational Structure | For Profit | 18% | 18% | 0% | 16% |
Not for Profit / NGO / Social Enterprise | 59% | 28% | 40% | 47% | |
Government Institution | 0% | 36% | 0% | 11% | |
University | 14% | 18% | 60% | 21% | |
Partnership project (several entities involved) | 9% | 0% | 0% | 5% | |
Location of implementation | Community-based Delivery | 50% | 45% | 80% | 53% |
Facility-based Delivery | 36% | 45% | 0% | 34% | |
Community-facility Linkage | 14% | 10% | 20% | 13% | |
Actors engaged in delivery | Formal health care worker (doctor, nurse, public health official) | 64% | 64% | 60% | 63% |
Community or family member | 23% | 18% | 20% | 21% | |
Community health worker | 14% | 18% | 20% | 16% | |
Main Programme Focus (not mutually exclusive) | Training / Education | 50% | 45% | 80% | 53% |
Service Delivery | 82% | 45% | 40% | 66% | |
Community Mobilisation | 23% | 36% | 40% | 29% | |
Technology | 32% | 45% | 40% | 37% | |
Research | 9% | 36% | 60% | 24% | |
Partnership with Government | Yes | 73% | 82% | 60% | 74% |
No | 27% | 18% | 40% | 26% | |
Innovator background | Medical professional | 45% | 27% | 20% | 37% |
Business entrepreneur | 23% | 27% | 0% | 21% | |
Public Health Researcher | 14% | 0% | 60% | 16% | |
Scientist | 0% | 19% | 20% | 8% | |
Other | 18% | 27% | 0% | 18% | |
Innovator Gender | Female | 41% | 45% | 80% | 47% |
Male | 59% | 55% | 20% | 53% | |
Innovator Nationality | LMIC | 55% | 82% | 100% | 68% |
HIC | 45% | 18% | 0% | 32% | |