Grand Challenges Canada

Grand Challenges Canada

Nexa Climate and Health
Nexa Climate and Health
Rising mosquito-borne infections, extreme heat, and worsening air quality are already harming the communities that contributed least to the problem. Addressing these risks requires solutions built...
Que faut-il pour bâtir une économie du cerveau solide ?
Que faut-il pour bâtir une économie du cerveau solide ?
Que faut-il pour bâtir une économie du cerveau solide ? Il faut commencer par investir tôt dans la santé cérébrale, tout au long de la vie, afin de favoriser le bien-être, l'apprentissage et les pe...
KA Imaging: rendre l’imagerie diagnostique accessible aux communautés qui en ont le plus besoin.
KA Imaging: rendre l’imagerie diagnostique accessible aux communautés qui en ont le plus besoin.
Né d’une recherche menée à l’Université de Waterloo, KA Imaging a mis au point une technologie de radiographie portable et abordable pour améliorer le diagnostic de la tuberculose, de la pneumonie ...
KA Imaging: making diagnostic imaging accessible for communities that need it most.
KA Imaging: making diagnostic imaging accessible for communities that need it most.
Born out of research at the University of Waterloo, KA Imaging has developed a portable, affordable X-ray technology to improve the detection of TB, pneumonia, and other respiratory diseases in und...
Sauver des vies face aux maladies à transmission vectorielle
Sauver des vies face aux maladies à transmission vectorielle
Dans les situations de crise, les mauvaises conditions de vie et le changement climatique favorisent la propagation de maladies mortelles transmises par les insectes, telles que la dengue et la lei...
Saving lives in emergency settings by controlling vector-borne disease
Saving lives in emergency settings by controlling vector-borne disease
In crisis settings, poor living conditions and climate change are increasing the spread of deadly insect-borne diseases like dengue and leishmaniasis. The MENTOR Initiative, with support from Creat...
Creating Hope in Conflict: Scaling Energy Innovations in Emergencies (HNPW session recording)
Creating Hope in Conflict:  Scaling Energy Innovations  in Emergencies  (HNPW session recording)
This recorded session from the Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks 2026 (HNPW 2026) in Geneva, titled "Scaling Energy Innovations in Emergencies: Emerging research and market insights" was...
Creating Hope in Conflict: Scaling Health Innovation (HNPW session recording)
Creating Hope in Conflict: Scaling Health Innovation (HNPW session recording)
This recorded session from the Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks 2026 (HNPW 2026) in Geneva, titled “Scaling Health Innovations in Emergencies: Lessons Learned from Scaling Health Innova...
Combler les lacunes dans les soins de santé mentale au Vietnam grâce à l'innovation numérique.
Combler les lacunes dans les soins de santé mentale au Vietnam grâce à l'innovation numérique.
Est-ce qu'une appli mobile peut aider à combler un manque national en matière de santé mentale ? Au Vietnam, 3 millions de personnes souffrent de dépression et 83 % d'entre elles et ils ne reçoi...
Closing Vietnam’s Mental Health Care Gap Through Digital Innovation
Closing Vietnam’s Mental Health Care Gap Through Digital Innovation
Can a mobile app help close a national mental health gap? In Vietnam, 3 million people live with depression, and 83% receive no care. Researchers at Canada’s Simon Fraser University developed...
What does it take to build a strong brain economy?
What does it take to build a strong brain economy?
What does it take to build a strong brain economy? It starts with investing in brain health early, across the life course, to unlock lifelong wellbeing, learning, and economic opportunities. Early...
En cas de panne de courant, ce système assure la continuité de la circulation d'oxygène.
En cas de panne de courant, ce système assure la continuité de la circulation d'oxygène.
Chaque année, la pneumonie fait plus de 725 000 victimes, mais FREO2 contribue à changer cette situation en apportant de l'oxygène à ceux qui en ont le plus besoin. Des innovations telles que FREO...
When Power Fails, This System Keeps Oxygen Flowing
When Power Fails, This System Keeps Oxygen Flowing
Every year, pneumonia claims the lives of more than 725,000 children under five worldwide. Oxygen is a vital medicine across healthcare systems to treat pneumonia and a wide range of critical medic...
How are AI-powered text messages helping to save lives?
How are AI-powered text messages helping to save lives?
In Kenya, delays in seeking care contribute to one third of all maternal deaths. Many of these deaths are preventable. PROMPTS is an AI-powered SMS messaging service created by Jacaranda Health. ...
Can AI-powered text messages help save lives?
Can AI-powered text messages help save lives?
In Kenya, delays in seeking care contribute to one third of all maternal deaths. Many of these deaths are preventable. PROMPTS is an AI-powered SMS messaging service created by Jacaranda Health. ...
What if every flush could power your community?
What if every flush could power your community?
In Kenya, Sanivation is turning human waste into Superlogs, a clean fuel that burns longer, cuts deforestation, protects health and creates jobs. By safely treating waste before it can contaminate...