Health

The health domain encompasses the grand challenges related to global well-being, disease prevention, equitable access to healthcare, and the advancement of medical science.

xFoundry confronts the unprecedented pressures on global health systems through the Health domain, positioning it as a critical frontier for human resilience.

~1.8 years

global life-expectancy dropped due to COVID-19

74%

of deaths now stem from non-communicable diseases (heart disease, cancer, etc.)

1.27 M

deaths in 2019 were directly caused by antimicrobial-resistant infections

This field grapples with grand challenges that threaten societal stability from pandemics and mental health crises to provider shortages and aging populations.

These complex problems demand multidisciplinary collaboration to pioneer scalable solutions that transform healthcare access, prevention, and treatment. By mobilizing student innovators, health experts, and cutting-edge technologies, we turn academic ingenuity into real-world impact, strengthening communities and advancing a thriving future where health access is foundational to human progress.