Deadline: 7 September 2016
GSK and Save the Children are currently inviting applicants for its fourth annual $1 million Healthcare Innovation Award 2016, that rewards innovations in healthcare that have helped to reduce child deaths in developing countries.
The Healthcare Innovation Award is looking for innovations focused on providing healthcare solutions to children under-five, working to reduce child mortality rates within developing countries.
Benefits
- A cash donation from a USD$1 million Award fund that has been made available by GSK.
- Promotion through public award announcements and international media coverage.
- A ‘Roundtable’ event in their local community that will convene interested and relevant stakeholders from the public, private and non-profit sectors to provide a support network that can help improve and grow the innovation.
- Potential additional support may include volunteer and/or technical assistance from GSK and Save the Children staff and country offices.
Eligibility Criteria
Nominations must:
- Be from a country classified as ‘low’, ‘lower-middle’, or ‘upper-middle’ income by the World Bank (mentioned below).
- Countries classified as ‘high income’ by the World Bank or that are in the European Union are not eligible.
- Describe an innovative approach or process applied to under-5 child survival that can demonstrate impact within an eligible country.
How to Apply
Interested applicants must apply online via given website.
Eligible Countries:
Low income: Afghanistan, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Dem. Rep, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, The Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Korea, Dem. People’s Rep, Liberia, Madagascar,Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somali, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo,Uganda, Zimbabwe.
Lower middle income: Armenia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cabo verde, Cambodia, Cameroon,Congo Rep, Cote D’lvorie, Djibouti, Egypt, Arab Rep, El Salvador, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Kiribati,Kosovo, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lesotho, Mauritania, Micronesia, Fed. Sts, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nicaragua,Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principle, Solomon islands, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tunisia,Ukraine,Uzbekistan,Vanuatu, Vietnam, West bank and Gaza, Yemen, Rep.Zambia.
Upper middle income: Albania,Algeria, American Samoa, Angola, Azerbaijan,Belarus, Belize, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Colombia, Costa Rica,Cuba,Dominica, Dominican Republic,Ecuador,Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Georgia, Grenada, Guyana, Iran, Islamic Rep, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan,Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia,FYR, Malaysia, Maldives,Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico,Montenegro, Namibia, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Peru,Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, South Africa,ST. Lucia, ST. Vincent and The Grenadines, Suriname, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Venezuela, RB.
For more information ,please visit Healthcare Innovation Award.