Table 6.

Outputs of hubs in each core component area (2015–2018)

Core component	Mechanism	Output
Research	Crowdsourcing contests	6 crowdsourcing contests conducted 249 eligible projects identified across by state and non-state actors, across 48 countries.
	Case Study Research	37 case studies conducted on social innovations across 17 countries. Two WHO publications. 5 conference presentations
Community-building	Convenings and communication	6 international convenings with 200 participants from 24 countries. 4 national convenings that included policy makers. A unified web platform for sharing & communicating. 12 training workshops for social innovators in research and communication (Colombia, Malawi, Philippines, Uganda)
Storytelling	Film & media	30 social innovation case films 2 thematic social innovation films 12 promotional videos
Institutional embedding	Embedding in universities	Cross-university, cross-disciplinary student case research (Malawi) Research grants (Uganda) Student module on social innovation in health (Philippines) Award for social innovations from the University of Philippines, School of Medicine
	Embedding in national institutions	A national annual Philippine award, the Gelia Castillo Award on Research for Social Innovation in Health (GCARSIH)a in partnership with the Philippines Council for Health Research and Development (Department of Science and Technology) and the Department of Health. Partnerships with National Ministries of Health on various activities – Philippines, Uganda, Malawi
	Embedding international institutions	Endorsement by the World Health Organization, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, UNAIDs, Pan American Health Organization.

^aDr. Gelia Castillo is a Sociologist and National Scientist for Research in the Philippines. She was also the vice chair for WHO COHRED – Council on Health Research and Development (1993)