Global Health Challenge

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.

Prizes

• MIT Solve - Solver Award
• Health Innovation Award
• The E Ink Innovation Prize
• The AI for Humanity Prize
• The Citizens Workforce Innovation Prize
• The Crescent Enterprises ‘AI for Social Innovation’ Prize

What resources does the Solve program provide? Nine-month support program:

• Tailored capacity-building workshops covering marketing, public relations, monitoring and evaluation, business model, and more; 
• Leadership coaching; 
• Access to in-kind and pro bono resources such as software licenses and legal services; 
• Monitoring and evaluation support to build an impact measurement practice; 
• A powerful network of impact-minded leaders across industries and sectors, including MIT, with dedicated spaces to meet year-round; 
• Attendance at two flagship events in New York City in September and Cambridge in May; 
• Exposure in the media and speaking opportunities at conferences; 
• Connections with past Solver teams for peer-to-peer support, inspiration, and guidance

You can submit applications at the stages listed below.

• Prototype: An initial working version of a solution that may be in the process of getting initial feedback or testing with users (i.e. running a pilot). If for-profit, a solution that has raised little or no investment capital.
• Pilot: The solution has been launched in at least one community, but is still iterating on design or business model. If for-profit, is generally working to gain traction and may have completed a fundraising round with investment capital.
• Growth: An established solution available in one or more communities with a consistent design and approach, ready for further growth in multiple communities or countries. If for-profit, has generally completed at least one formal investment round (Seed stage or later). 
• Scale: A standard solution operating in many communities or multiple countries and is prepared to scale significantly by improving efficiency.