“Building sustainable health systems in emerging economies is one of the biggest challenges of our
time. However, following the path of established health systems in developed economies is not the
answer. With so many types of innovation available today, emerging economies have an opportunity
to bypass development stages that were previously unavoidable and sidestep the pitfalls of
entrenched systems. We call this leapfrogging. …

This … report focuses on catalysing change through an ‘ecosystem approach’ to partnerships. To
effectively implement health innovations, we need closer and more efficient cooperation between the
public, private, and civil society sectors. The concept of public-private partnerships will need to evolve
from the traditional bilateral and transactional models to an ecosystem of partnerships, where the
type of cooperation changes over time and sustainability is a key objective. By successfully mobilizing
and coordinating an ecosystem of large corporations, start-ups, NGOs, international and academic
institutions, as well as health policy makers, we have the opportunity to transform health systems in
emerging economies.”