Grand Challenges Canada

🌏 🚨 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

📲In rural #Tanzania, m-mama dispatchers use a free app and phone line to connect moms to urgent care. With 160K+ transfers and a 27% drop in maternal deaths in Shinyanga, this life-saving #innovation is making a real impact. @devcanada.bsky.social

Too many women and newborns die because they can’t reach care in time.

M-mama helps them get the care they need through a 24/7 emergency transport and referral system serving remote communities.

Swipe below to see how this innovation is saving lives 👉 @canadadev.bsky.social

Innovation in global health and development — more important than ever A conversation with Grand Challenges Canada CEO Dr Karlee Silver

🎙️Proud to see our CEO, Dr. karlee Silver featured on the Global Health Insights podcast! She shares how innovation becomes most critical in times of disruption—when resources are scarce and the need for bold solutions is greatest.
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🌏 How can AI help close the global mental health gap? Check out our new guide, co-developed with McKinsey Health Institute & Google, packed with answers, tools & real-world examples. Read more: www.grandchallenges.ca/2025/new-fie... #GlobalHealth #MentalHealth #AI

Could #AI help support task sharing and strengthen community-led #mental_health? We’ve launched a new Mental Health & AI Field Guide—co-developed with Google and McKinsey Health Institute—to help organizations explore this idea. Explore the guide: www.tasksharing.ai

Locally led #innovation is redefining #health care in some of the world’s most challenging contexts, including IDP camps.📲 Learn how CHATS, developed by @withconvexity_
and supported by GCC, is transforming care delivery in crisis-affected communities: www.grandchallenges.ca/2025/a-model...

Grand Challenges Canada to Anchor Gavi’s Innovation Fund to Scale Immunization Solutions - Grand Challenges Canada New strategic partnership between GCC and Gavi will accelerate the scale-up of high-impact immunization delivery innovations

💉GCC is partnering with @gavialliance-fr.bsky.social to scale proven #vaccine delivery #innovations in low- and middle-income countries. The Innovation Scale-Up Fund will expand access and strengthen #health systems where the need is greatest. Learn more: shorturl.at/OAhDe
@canadadev.bsky.social

🧩 Play-based learning provides essential opportunities for children in crisis to learn and thrive. We are seeking play-based #innovations to support #children and their caregivers in crisis settings, in #Uganda, #Lebanon, #Kenya, and #Jordan. Apply now! www.grandchallenges.ca/rfp-play-lea...

🧒👶🎢On this #InternationalDayofPlay, we spotlight why #play matters, especially in #crisis settings. Our new #report shares insights on how play supports healing, #learning, and resilience. 📑 Read the full report:https://www.grandchallenges.ca/impact/reports-publications/ #childDevelopment

@fondationbotnar.bsky.social

GCC, in collaboration with Fondation Botnar, is seeking evaluators to support midterm evaluation of the Being initiative, a global effort hosted by GCC focused on improving youth mental health and well-being. Apply now! www.grandchallenges.ca/about-us/car...

🌐 Yesterday at the Grand Challenges Annual Meeting (GCAM), Dr. Johanna Sanchez, GCC's Health and Climate Lead, joined a global panel to discuss the urgent intersection of #climate and #health @gatesfoundation.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social #globalhealth

🩸🩲En cette #JournéeHygièneMenstruelle, nous célébrons des solutions qui brisent les barrières, autonomisent les #filles et changent des vies. Les règles ne devraient jamais interrompre l' #éducation. En savoir plus: grandchallenges.ca/fr/2025/conc...

🩸🩲On this #MenstrualHygieneDay, we celebrate solutions that break the barriers, empower girls, and change lives. Periods should never stop #education. Read more: www.grandchallenges.ca/2025/be-girl... #PeriodFriendlyWorld

🇨🇦 🌏 This year’s #CIW25 reminds us that #innovation is a collective journey. At GCC, we’re proud to support innovators who turn bold ideas into life-changing solutions. Learn more: grandchallenges.ca

🇨🇦🌏 #SIC25 nous rappelle que l’ #innovation est un parcours collectif. À GDC, nous sommes fiers d’appuyer des innovateur·rice·s qui transforment des idées audacieuses en solutions qui changent des vies. En savoir plus: grandchallenges.ca/fr/

GDC à la 78ème Assemblée mondiale de la santé 🌏🇺🇳: Du #climat et de la #santé à la #santé_mentale des jeunes et au financement innovant, nous soutenons des solutions locales évolutives. 📹 Regardez la PDG, Dre. Karlee Silver, partager les principaux enseignements de #WHA78:

Grand Challenges Canada is at the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva 🇺🇳 🌏. From #climate & #health to youth #mental_health and innovative financing, we're backing local solutions that scale.
📹 Watch CEO Karlee Silver share key takeaways from #WHA78 #GlobalHealth

🔈Appel aux organisations travaillant sur le #développement et #l'éducation de la #petite_enfance ! Nous recherchons des solutions basées sur le jeu pour les enfants (0–12 ans) en crise au #Kenya, #Ouganda, #Liban et #Jordanie. Postulez 👉 www.grandchallenges.ca/fr/rfp-play-...

🔈Calling orgs working in early #childhood_development & #education!
We’re seeking play-based solutions for #children aged 0–12 and their caregivers in crisis settings in #Kenya, #Uganda, #Lebanon, and #Jordan. Apply now: www.grandchallenges.ca/rfp-play-lea...
#ECD #Innovation #ECDiD

💻 Vous souhaitez mettre vos compétences en droit au service d’innovations qui changent des vies dans le monde ? Nous recrutons un·e clerc légal·e – Affaires corporatives et gouvernance, proactif·ve et rigoureux·se, pour soutenir notre équipe légale 👉 www.grandchallenges.ca/about-us/car...

💻 Do you want to use your legal skills to support life-changing innovations around the world?
We're hiring a proactive and detail-oriented Law Clerk – Corporate & Governance to support our Legal Team. For more information: www.grandchallenges.ca/about-us/car...