Introducing the Solutions Index: Health Supply Chain Edition
Highlighting 33 leading innovators with proven solutions in global health supply chains
Dear Unlock Aid community,
Today, we’re proud to announce the inaugural Unlock Aid Solutions Index, a curated directory of proven, pacesetting organizations tackling some of the world’s hardest development challenges.
Our first edition highlights 33 leading innovators in global health supply chains, spanning drug procurement, logistics and distribution, data and analytics, and community health delivery.
Why we’re launching the Solutions Index
Over the past decade, a new generation of organizations has emerged, combining measurable impact with financially sustainable business models. These innovators work through governments and local markets, allowing them to scale faster, operate more cost-effectively, and deliver stronger results than many traditional approaches.
Yet because most of these organizations emerged outside the conventional “aid” system, many have remained largely invisible to major donors.
The Solutions Index is designed to change that.
By giving donors, governments, philanthropists, and investors visibility into organizations that are already delivering impact at scale, our goal is to lower the barriers to partnering with a new category of proven solutions.
When these barrier-breaking innovators succeed, they show how new models can deliver high-impact results more sustainably and at lower cost. This will unlock opportunity not just for individual organizations and the communities they serve, but for the broader social innovation ecosystem.
This moment matters. The global development system is undergoing a once-in-a-generation shift. The future of development will not be defined just by how much money flows, but by who we work with – and whether we back organizations that embed evidence, sustainability, and local buy-in into their approach to impact.
Introducing Launch of the Health Solutions Index
Our inaugural Solutions Index focuses on global health supply chains, one of the most foundational pillars of national health systems.
Supply chains determine:
Whether clinics receive medicines on time
Whether blood, oxygen, and essential drugs reach the last mile
Whether diagnostics arrive when providers need them
Whether governments can respond effectively to emergencies
After a competitive review process, our Expert Review Committee selected 33 organizations from more than 130 applications working across healthcare delivery and logistics for inclusion in our inaugural Solutions Index.
Reviewers evaluated organizations across criteria including:
Alignment with health system priorities and demonstrated impact
Organizational maturity and absorptive capacity
Financial sustainability, revenue diversification, and cost-effectiveness
Local endorsement and local buy-in
Commitment to population and patient safety
→ Click here to see the inaugural cohort of Solutions Index organizations.
→ Click here to see original call for applications and evaluation framework.
Our Gratitude to the Expert Review Committee
This Index would not exist without the time, rigor, and expertise of our Expert Review Committee. Their scoring, debate, and deep knowledge of global health markets shaped every aspect of this inaugural edition.
Thank you specifically to:
Prashant Yadav, Review Committee Chair, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations; global health supply chain expert
Krista Donaldson, Director of Innovation to Impact, Stanford University Mussallem Center for Biodesign
Morayor Essieh, Health Director, Corporate Council on Africa
Josh Ghaim, Managing Director of Ignite Venture Studio; Chair of the African Diaspora Network; former CTO of Johnson & Johnson Consumer
What Comes Next
This edition of the Solutions Index is just the beginning.
Early in the new year, we will release additional editions of the Solutions Index, with future calls for proposals focused on:
Food security and nutrition
Water, sanitation, and hygiene
Education and economic development
Additional health verticals beyond supply chains
The Beyond-Aid Future Is Here
The past year has made one thing clear: countries want solutions that last.
Our hope is that the Solutions Index becomes a practical tool to help the world transition from a system defined by aid and crisis response to one built on partnership, innovation, and long-term sustainability.
To the organizations selected: congratulations.
To the innovators building what comes next: we look forward to working with you.
And to the policymakers and donors searching for a better path forward: this is where to start.
To Progress,
Unlock Aid