#WorldChildrenDay: 1 in 5 children live in conflict zones, facing displacement & trauma. Our PLT report shows how crises disturb early learning. GCC with LEGOFoundation supports play-based innovation, so kids can learn, play &thrive: www.grandchallenges.ca/impact/repor... @devcanada.bsky.social

#WorldPneumoniaDay: Every year, pneumonia claims over 725,000 lives, but FREO2 is helping change that by bringing #oxygen to those who need it most. Learn more about this life-saving innovation: freo2.org @canadadev.bsky.social

Get to know Jacaranda Health, this year’s winner of our Rotman of the Year Award! With support from GCC and @canadadev.bsky.social, their PROMPTS SMS platform connects expecting mothers to life-saving care, transforming maternal health in #Kenya. #MaternalHealth #DigitalHealth #Innovation

At today’s #MadeInCanada event, MPs and innovators joined us on Parliament Hill to highlight Canadian solutions backed by @canadadev.bsky.social that are saving lives around the world and bringing innovation to the heart of global cooperation.

#UNGA80: We joined global leaders at the
@clintonglobal.bsky.social to spark conversations on innovative financing and announce a new commitment: The launch of a Climate & Health Grand Challenge, in co-leadership with the Science for Africa Foundation and partners.
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🌏 On the International Day of Science, Technology & Innovation for the South, we celebrate the local innovators transforming ideas into real impact. Learn more: www.grandchallenges.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Scale-and-Sustainability-report-2022.pdf #Technology #Science #TechnologyDay

In Kenya, PROMPTS helps women get timely pregnancy care with free SMS-based medical advice and referrals.

With support from Grand Challenges Canada, it has scaled from a pilot to a nationally recognized solution in the country’s public health system.

#AI #Health

In #Kenya, Sanivation is turning human waste into clean fuel, protecting #health, cutting deforestation and creating jobs. With support from GCC, the #innovation scaled from a pilot to government adoption in 11 African cities. #WorldWaterWeek2025 #WaterForClimate @canadadev.bsky.social

🇨🇦 🇨🇴 This week in #Bogotá, GCC-supported innovators aieoTU and Mixera Fund showcased their work at the Canadian Embassy. It was a great moment to share ideas, build connections, and highlight impact in #Colombia and beyond. #MentalHealth #Youth
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🚑 While in Tanzania, our CEO, Dr. Karlee Silver, visited the m-mama Dispatch Center, an emergency transport system that connects mothers, pregnant women, and newborns to urgent care. 🎥 Watch the visit video! @canadadev.bsky.social

🌏 🚨 The climate crisis is a health crisis, especially for the most vulnerable.

Dr. Johanna Sanchez shares why action must be data-driven and community-informed. 👉https://www.grandchallenges.ca/2025/health-at-the-heart-of-climate-actions/

At GCC, we identify high-potential #innovations through competitive funding calls and expert review.
Our model ensures that both bold solutions and the innovators behind them have the support to thrive.
Learn more: www.grandchallenges.ca/what-we-do/h... #GlobalHealth #HealthEquity #RFP #Funding