Network for Advancing Development & Innovation in Health
Institutional Thinking for Complex Health Systems
NADI (Network for Advancing Development & Innovation in Health) is a research and policy institute dedicated to advancing systemic, evidence-informed solutions to complex healthcare challenges. In Indonesian, “Nadi” means pulse — the fundamental signal of life. We adopt this metaphor deliberately. A health system’s pulse is not technology alone, nor funding alone, nor regulation alone. It is the coherence between policy, financing, governance, and implementation. NADI works to strengthen that coherence.
About NADI
NADI operates at the intersection of
- Public affairs and regulatory strategy
- Health systems governance
- Global health collaboration
- Institutional capability and policy design
Its core team brings cross-sector experience spanning academic institutions, public affairs firm, multilateral and global health organizations, public–private healthcare ecosystems, and corporate healthcare environments — including Inke Maris, the Indonesian Ministry of Health, Nanyang Technological University, Carnegie Mellon University, Monash University, Institut Teknologi Bandung, University of Pittsburgh, Maerki Baumann & Co. AG, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, the Pittsburgh Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, UnitedHealth Group, Novo Nordisk, Biofarma, Pfizer, UNICEF, Alvarez & Marsal, and the International Vaccine Institute (IVI).
NADI is not a conventional consulting firm focused solely on transactional deliverables. Nor is it an academic center detached from the realities of implementation. It is a platform for structured, strategic engagement at the system level.
Policy must be intellectually rigorous, financially grounded, politically feasible, and operationally executable.
NADI is not a conventional consulting firm focused solely on transactional deliverables.
Nor is it an academic center detached from the realities of implementation.
It is a platform for structured, strategic engagement at the system level.
Core Areas of Work
Public Affairs in Complex Healthcare Ecosystems
Healthcare policy is shaped by regulatory evolution, fiscal constraints, innovation pipelines, demographic shifts, and geopolitical dynamics.
NADI provides structured analysis and advisory services in:
- Vaccine and biologics ecosystem strategy
- Preventive and value-based care transformation
- Health financing sustainability
- Stakeholder and regulatory landscape mapping
- Strategic positioning within highly regulated environments
We interpret institutional incentives, identify leverage points, and design coherent public affairs strategies anchored in evidence.
Strategic Training & Institutional Literacy
Complex systems require leaders who understand structure, incentives, and long-term implications.
NADI develops executive and institutional programs on:
- Health policy architecture and regulatory governance
- Public affairs in life sciences and healthcare
- Systems thinking in global health
- Financing and sustainability in preventive care
- Strategic decision-making under regulatory and political constraints
All programs are case-based, empirically grounded, and applicable to the targeted trainee. Some of the programs are also designed specifically for senior decision-makers.
Governance & Project Management for Global Collaboration
Global health initiatives often fail not because of weak ambition, but because of fragmented governance and misaligned incentives.
NADI supports:
- Multilateral and bilateral health initiatives
- Cross-border vaccine and pharmaceutical collaboration
- Academic–industry–government partnerships
- Development- and philanthropy-funded health programs
We design governance structures, stakeholder coordination mechanisms, milestone discipline, and performance alignment frameworks. Execution discipline is a precondition of credibility.
Policy Design & Advocacy Architecture
Policy design is fundamentally about structuring incentives, clarifying trade-offs, and ensuring sustainability.
NADI provides:
- Evidence-informed policy formulation
- Strategic briefs and institutional position papers
- Stakeholder consultation and consensus-building design
- Advocacy strategy architecture
- Regulatory pathway analysis
We integrate research rigor with institutional feasibility.
Methodological Approach
NADI’s work is grounded in four principles:
Health outcomes emerge from institutional interaction — not isolated interventions.
Recommendations are grounded in data, fiscal reality, and implementation evidence.
Public, private, academic, and development actors operate under distinct but interdependent incentive structures.
Short-term visibility must not undermine structural sustainability.
Who We Engage
- Government ministries and public institutions
- Multilateral and global health organizations
- Healthcare and life sciences companies
- Philanthropic foundations
- Academic and research institutions
- Strategic cross-sector alliances
“NADI engages as an intellectual partner, a strategic advisor, and a structured convenor.”
Institutional Affiliations & Partners
Institutional Philosophy
Health systems rarely collapse due to a lack of intelligence.
They falter due to misalignment between ambition and financing,
between regulation and innovation,
between stakeholders and system design.
NADI works to restore alignment.
Because a system without a coherent pulse cannot endure.