NCD Policy Lab

The NCD Policy Lab and Geneva Digital Health Hub (gdhub) co-organized the Hackccess Hackathon (#Hack4Access)—an intense 24-hour innovation event focused on developing practical solutions to improve equity in Noncommunicable disease (NCDs) care and access.

Held at Impact Hub in Geneva, the event brought together around 40 participants—health professionals, students, innovators, experts...particularly those working in health and NCDs, who formed multidisciplinary teams to address challenges proposed by leading organizations including NGOs, governments, and international agencies.

This aftermovie captures the energy, collaboration, and creativity of the hackathon, where teams developed four co-creative and innovative solutions to improve access to NCD prevention and care, including:

A low-tech tool to support care delivery in conflict zones
A “Dare to Share” campaign for global collaboration in digital health
An advocacy roadmap for integrating essential NCD medicines into national systems
An access plan exploring pathways for continuous glucose monitoring (CGM)

⏩ Explore all solutions and team pitches here: https://hackccess-hackathon.sparkboard.com/

For any questions regarding the Hackccess Hackathon, please write to us at: info@ncdpolicylab.org

24h for access in NCDs

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The hackathon was co-organized by NCD Policy Lab and Geneva Digital Health Hub (gdhub), in partnership with: University of Geneva (UNIGE), HUG - Hopitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG), Médecins Sans Frontières (Switzerland) (MSF) , NCD Alliance, International Committee of the Red Cross - ICRC, and supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).