Grand Challenges Explorations

Want to create Low-Cost Cell Phone Based Applications for Priority Health Conditions?

Apply for Grand Challenges Explorations grant. Applications for Round 6 will be accepted until November 2, 2010

A few of the many specific examples to be considered include:

•  Novel and innovative ideas that utilize cell phones and payment systems to create incentives for sustainable global health interventions;

•  Novel cell phone-based solutions for high-impact data collections from previously-unreachable or unavailable populations in the developing world;

• Medical diagnostics that uniquely leverage cell-phone and adhere to the ASSURED criteria: Affordable by those at risk, Sensitive, Specific, User-friendly (simple to perform with minimal training), Rapid and Robust, Equipment-free or minimal equipment, and Delivered to those who need it.

•   Innovative solutions that improve distribution systems and data collection for global health interventions, such as vaccination and drug delivery; 

• High impact and innovative patient and data management applications for health workers or decision-makers that provide very large improvements over the current systems, or provide previously unavailable capabilities;

• Information and decision tools that target key populations and uniquely leverage cell-phone technologies.