"Grand Challenges" is a family of initiatives fostering innovation to solve key global health and development problems across the world. With projects in Canada, India, China, Brazil, Pakistan and several African countries, each initiative is an experiment in the use of challenges to focus innovation on making an impact. Nigeria joins this family of initiatives as the Grand Challenges Nigeria project
We are empowering our brightest minds to solve Nigeria’s biggest development challenges across health, agriculture, nutrition, gender, science, technology, energy and sustainability.
At GCNg, we concentrate our efforts on innovations in key sectors that have the potential to create significant impact in Nigeria.
Some of these include:
1. Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health
2. Discovery and Translation in Biomedical Sciences
3. Digital Health Solutions and Telemedicine
4. Multiple Micronutrient Fortification and Supplementation
5. Agro-Processing Innovations and Food Systems
6. Climate-Smart Agriculture.
Some of the Challenges We Face
109
out of 125 countries in the 2023 Global Hunger Index
43.3%
of Nigerians have access to healthcare.
9.4M
people to be affected by internal climate migration by the year 2050 as climate change threatens agriculture
70%
of the primary energy supply comes from biomass, highlighting unsustainable energy dependency.
Join us in changing these from challenges to successes!
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We Are Officially Going Live!
In partnership with the Federal Government of Nigeria, the Grand Challenges Nigeria (GCNg) project is established as a vehicle to fund and advance impactful research and innovations in health, food systems, and development in Nigeria. His Excellency, Senator Kashim Shettima, GCON, Vice
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Advancing Innovative Solutions for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
Deadline: 31st Jan 2025
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