Reciprocal coproduction as a basis for the diffusion of global health innovations

Bibliographic Data

ID21880902
AuthorsJames W Dearing (0000-0002-4518-3870, Michigan State University, corresponding author), Caroline Masquillier (0000-0003-1748-5967, University of Antwerp), J Van Olmen (0000-0001-9724-1887, University of Antwerp), Susan G Zieff (San Francisco State University), Albert Liu (0000-0003-0320-823X, San Francisco Department of Public Health), Angela L Rollins (0000-0002-6043-2855, University of Indianapolis), Angela Rollins (Department of Psychology, Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA)
Year2023
Volume8
IssueSuppl 7
Pagese013134
Publication date2023-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMJ Global Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2059-7908 • E-ISSN: 2059-7908
PublisherBMJ (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1136/bmjgh-2023-013134
PMID37793816
OpenAlexW4387330510
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited38

Global health reciprocal innovations originate in low-income and middle-income countries as well as high-income countries before their developers communicate about them with potential adopters in other countries as a transnational team. While communication technology has enabled a more rapid and broader sharing of information about innovations to prevent disease and improve health, innovations of various types have spread among countries, at all levels of income, for many centuries. In this article, we introduce the idea of reciprocal coproduction as a basis for the international sharing of information about innovations that exhibit potential for improving global health. Reciprocal coproduction occurs through two relational team-based processes: developer-led reinvention of an innovation so that it retains its desirable causal effects and implementer-led adaptation of that innovation so that it is compatible with new contexts into which it is introduced. Drawing on research and our own experiences across a range of health issues, we discuss common barriers to reciprocal coproduction and the diffusion of reciprocal innovations. We conclude with lessons drawn from dissemination and implementation science about the effective translation of reciprocal innovations from country to country so that researchers, policy-makers and social entrepreneurs can best ensure equity, accelerate adoptions and heighten the likelihood that global health reciprocal innovations will make a positive difference in health

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