Grand Challenges Canada ( part of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation) is seeking bold ideas for products, services and implementation models that could transform how persistent challenges in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health are addressed in low- and middle-income countries.
The bold ideas are expected to improve reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health through one or more of the following pathways: improving use of essential health services, including sexual and reproductive health services; preventing, managing and treating communicable and non-communicable diseases that disproportionately affect pregnant women and young children (e.g., through improving access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation); and improving early childhood development.
Of particular interest are innovations to improve reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health in humanitarian contexts, notably among internally displaced and refugee populations, as well as innovations that improve the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and girls, so that they are empowered and have greater influence over their lives and futures.
Eligibility: people in low and middle income countries ( this includes Thailand) and Canada.
Budget and duration: up to CAD $100,000 for up to 12–18 months to develop and test the proposed innovation
Deadline: 3rd August 2017
More information:
http://www.grandchallenges.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20170606-StarsRMNH-RFP-EN.pdf
http://www.grandchallenges.ca/funding-opportunities/
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