The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly disrupted the provision of health services across the globe. Travel to hospitals is restricted and many health facilities have limited services, deepening financial problems for some clinics and hospitals.1 Vulnerable groups who are already marginalised by their gender, race or nationality have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19.2 In response, social innovations have been developed to protect vulnerable groups and rapidly pivot health systems towards COVID-19. Social innovations in health are inclusive solutions that meet the needs of end users through a multistakeholder, community-engaged process to address the healthcare delivery gap.3 Social innovation is particularly well suited for the COVID-19 response because it focuses on local needs, develops low-cost solutions and builds on community strengths (figure 1). In partnership with partner academic institutions, the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases launched the Social Innovation in Health Initiative (SIHI) in 2014. SIHI focuses on research, training and advocacy related to social innovation in health. In collaboration with partners, the network organised an online open event to discuss social innovation responses to emergencies.4 This piece highlights how social innovation has contributed to the COVID-19 response and presents three examples of social innovation projects that have adapted to the pandemic. These examples demonstrate how social innovation during COVID-19 has mobilised local communities, swiftly adapted existing health services and built strong partnerships. Figure 1 Characteristics of social innovation that have facilitated its use during the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 responses suggest the importance of local community mobilisation and the flexibility of projects that may already be operating in the field to improve other health outcomes. Mamás Del Río is a community-based maternal and neonatal …

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健康领域的社会创新：COVID-19 大流行应对措施中一个关键但被忽视的组成部分

COVID-19 大流行严重扰乱了全球卫生服务的提供。去医院的旅行受到限制，许多医疗机构的服务有限，这加剧了一些诊所和医院的财务问题。1 已经被性别、种族或国籍边缘化的弱势群体受到了 COVID-19 的不成比例的影响。2 作为回应，社会创新已经旨在保护弱势群体并迅速将卫生系统转向 COVID-19。卫生领域的社会创新是包容性解决方案，通过多利益相关方、社区参与的流程来满足最终用户的需求，以解决医疗保健服务的差距。3 社会创新特别适合应对 COVID-19，因为它关注当地需求，开发低成本解决方案并利用社区优势（图 1）。热带病研究和培训特别计划与合作学术机构合作，于 2014 年启动了健康社会创新倡议 (SIHI)。SIHI 专注于与健康社会创新相关的研究、培训和宣传。该网络与合作伙伴合作，组织了一次在线公开活动，讨论应对紧急情况的社会创新。4 本文重点介绍了社会创新如何为应对 COVID-19 做出贡献，并展示了三个适应大流行的社会创新项目示例。这些例子展示了 COVID-19 期间的社会创新如何动员当地社区、迅速调整现有卫生服务并建立牢固的伙伴关系。图 1 在 COVID-19 大流行期间促进其使用的社会创新的特征。COVID-19 的回应表明当地社区动员的重要性以及可能已经在该领域运作的项目的灵活性，以改善其他健康结果。Mamás Del Río 是一个以社区为基础的孕产妇和新生儿……