The Program Officer quoted above went on to note that "we excel at solving the problems we see from our own perspective, because they tap into our own experience and skills." Indeed, it can be the case that resources are spent trying to solve for the problem as defined from the point of view of global health funders.
Incorporating design expertise into an investment early can is critical for helping us to shift our focus. Rather than designing an intervention from the perspective of global health funders and implementers, and potentially starting with the solution already in mind, reframing the problem changes the lens through which we are looking at the problem and opens up new opportunities for imagining solutions.
