"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.
The Innovations We Support Are Producing Results
We anticipate even more impressive outcomes as innovations scale
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Grand Challenges Nigeria Awards Grants for 9 Transformative Innovations to Improve Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
0900, Wednesday, 18 June, 2025 Lagos, Nigeria Grand Challenges Nigeria (GCNg) is pleased to announce the selection of nine innovation projects for seed grant funding under its inaugural Request for Proposals (RFP) themed “Advancing Innovative Solutions for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health.”
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Advancing Innovative Solutions for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
Deadline: 31st Jan 2025
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