Abstract
Responsible innovation in health (RIH) takes the ideas of responsible research and innovation (RRI) and applies them to the health sector. This comment takes its point of departure from Lehoux et al which describes a structured literature review to determine the system-level challenges that health systems in countries at different levels of human development face. This approach offers interesting insights from the perspective of RRI, but it also raises the question whether and how RRI can be steered and achieved across healthcare systems. This includes the question who, if anybody, is responsible for responsible innovation and which insights can be drawn from the systemic nature RIH.
Highlights
Responsible Innovation in Health (RIH) is a concept put forward by Lehoux et al.[1]. It draws on the discourse surrounding responsible innovation[2] or responsible research and innovation (RRI).[3]
The idea motivating this research is that an understanding of the key challenges facing a health system can guide innovations and innovation policy, to ensure that their consequences promote the public good and that the overall innovation process is thereby responsible
The categories of challenges that are most pressing in all four groups of countries with different levels of development are in all cases health service delivery, human resources or leadership and governance
Summary
Responsible Innovation in Health (RIH) is a concept put forward by Lehoux et al.[1]. It draws on the discourse surrounding responsible innovation[2] or responsible research and innovation (RRI).[3]. In their paper Lehoux et al[1] present the findings from a structured literature review that aimed to identify system-level challenges that health systems currently face.
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