Promoting global health innovation: On the need for global health care solutions in the spirit of the International Conference on Applied Science and Health (ICASH)

Health and well-being are the fundamental right of every human. While governments of every nation are responsible for the policies and infrastructure that enable people to access health care services, it is now recognized that the innovation necessary to improve health and well-being is something to be conscientiously fostered and directed towards the achievement of particular objectives, [1] and that there is a growing need for bold ideas able to save and improve lives that integrate innovation in science, technology, education and social change.