Our Mission
Our mission is to accelerate human development through innovations that strengthen systems for health and health financing.
We know the scale of our ambition and defined 3 key focus areas to help us get there.
Using data in health to benefit society
Finding inclusive health financing models
Putting people in control of their own health needs
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“Our health data is personal and we have rights to our property. Sharing is essential to maximize individual and societal benefits but we must be in control to decide what we do with it”.
Michiel Heidenrijk, Board Member Joep Lange Institute
Center for Global Health Diplomacy
Led by Dr Christoph Benn, a specialized team in Geneva works to advance sustainable financing models and other innovative approaches that better respond to the magnitude and urgency of the most pressing health and development challenges.
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Daring ideas need space to develop. This drives JLI and makes us push where others won’t and don’t. We believe pragmatism, science and activism should be combined: we need to be confrontational and convincing at the same time, by displaying evidence from practice and research.
Call for a National Health Data Plan
There is a clear need for a digital strategy for healthcare, which improves its management, and can make healthcare smarter, cheaper and more personal. Learn more about what JLI is doing to contribute to empower individuals to take control of their own data property rights.