Arshia Saxena (she/her) Team: Social Finance What was your favorite project that you worked on, and what is a key takeaway from that experience? My favorite project to work on this summer was the Financial Statement tracker. I worked with many deal leads and was able to gain first-hand experience in reaching out to external […]
By Yaser Kerachian – Senior Portfolio Manager, Business Development My recent trip to Africa, which included the 4th African Health Research and Innovation Funders Forum (AHRIFF) in Cape Town, a site visit to Touch Health’s m-mama project, and the Grand Challenges Network of Partners Strategy and Coordination Meeting in Tanzania, provided valuable lessons on health […]
The Transform Health Fund aims to bolster healthcare systems across Africa by scaling proven and innovative healthcare models. Recently, AfricInvest and The Health Finance Coalition announced the final close, successfully raising $111 million through a mix of commercial, public, and private donor investments. In this Q&A, we speak with Leeat Gellis, Director of Social Finance […]
By Sahil Chopra and Pulkit Aggrwal The Digital Mental Health International Congress (eMHIC) took place in Ottawa, Canada, on September 19th and 20th. The theme of this year’s Congress, “Digital Building Capacity: 24/7 Mental Health Support for All,” brought together experts and leaders to discuss how digital mental health can provide support and services for […]
AfricInvest and The Health Finance Coalition (HFC) today announced the final close of the pan-African Transform Health Fund (THF), an innovative blended-finance fund that aims to bolster healthcare systems in Africa by scaling proven and innovative healthcare models across the continent.
By Gabriella Brent, Sanjana Janardhanan, Lindsay Tuthill, and James Radner Humanitarian crises pose unprecedented threats to the safety, well-being, and future of children and families. In 2023, over 300 million people lived in crisis settings, the highest number since World War II. Amidst the devastation in Gaza, the turmoil across the Middle East, and persistent […]
Climate change threatens to roll back many of the gains that we’ve made in global health. In 2022, with support from the Government of Canada and in partnership with the South African Medical Research Council, we put out a call for funding, seeking bold ideas to address the impact of climate change on health. […]
Toronto, August 12, 2024 – This International Youth Day, we celebrate the incredible potential of young people to shape a sustainable future. Today’s youth are not just tech-savvy innovators; they are also key players in tackling one of their generation’s most pressing issues—mental health. Mental health is essential for young people to thrive, innovate, and […]
By: Chloe Panganiban We are proud to announce the launch of the Innovator Council. Drawing on the expertise of 11 leaders from Grand Challenges Canada’s global health, humanitarian and Indigenous innovation portfolios, the Innovator Council will strategize, share insights and provide feedback on GCC’s work, including our strategic plans, the innovator experience, grants management processes […]
The Grand Challenges (GC) Network¹, a family of global partners fostering innovation to solve key global health and development problems, today announced a group of more than fifty grant recipients leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to tackle the world’s most pressing health challenges. Emerging technologies, such as AI, machine learning, and quantum computing, are transforming the […]