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Grand Challenges Canada

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Grand Challenges Canada
Formation2010; 14 years ago (2010)
TypeNonprofit organization
PurposeGlobal health, healthcare, international development
HeadquartersToronto, Ontario, Canada
Area served
Worldwide
MethodGrants
Venture capital
Impact investing
Key people
Karlee Silver, CEO
Guylaine Saucier, Chair, Board of Directors
Joseph Rotman, founding chairperson
Websitegrandchallenges.ca

Grand Challenges Canada (GCC) is a Canadian nonprofit organization that employs a Grand Challenges model with the aim to fund solutions for health and economic problems in low-and middle-income countries and Canada.[1][2][3]

GCC is funded primarily by the Government of Canada and hosted in the MaRS Discovery District[4] by the University Health Network in Toronto, Ontario.[5]

History

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Grand Challenges Canada takes inspiration from the Grand Challenges in Global Health research initiative of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.[6][7] GCC was founded in 2010 by Peter A. Singer and Dr. Abdallah Daar.[8][9]

The Canadian government committed C$225 million from the 2008 Canadian federal budget over five years to support the creation of GCC with the aim of addressing global health problems in low-income countries.[10][11][6] The 2008 budget also created the Development Innovation Fund, which is administered by a consortium comprising GCC, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and the International Development Research Centre.[12]

In June 2015, Global Affairs Canada announced an additional C$161 million in funding for the organization over ten years to support the government's Muskoka Initiative on Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health.[13][14]

GCC has supported a number of inventions, including the Odon device,[15] the Lucky Iron Fish,[16] the Ovillanta,[17] a Doppler fetal monitor that operates without electricity,[18] an artificial knee joint,[19] a sterile cover for hardware-store drills that transforms them into surgical instruments,[20] a flocked swab to improve diarrhea diagnosis,[21] a $5 safe-birth toolkit,[22] a low-cost 3D-printed prosthetic hand,[23] and a self-propelled powder to stop bleeding.[24]

Programs

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GCC supports a number of global health programs and initiatives including:

Governance

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GCC is governed by a Board of Directors including members from various sectors, including health, finance, and international development. The Board oversees GCC operations and impact and ensures that GCC activities align with the GCC mission and strategic goals.[36] GCC is also guided by Scientific Advisory Board.[37]

References

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  1. ^ "Renaissance man Joseph Rotman was a patron of education". The Globe and Mail. January 27, 2015.
  2. ^ "Grand Challenges Canada Launched". Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. May 2, 2010.
  3. ^ "A Platform for Innovation: 2016-2017 Annual Report" (PDF). Grand Challenges Canada. May 2, 2010.
  4. ^ "Grand Challenges Canada". MaRS Discovery District. Archived from the original on 2018-09-16. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  5. ^ "McLaughlin-Rotman Centre up for "Grand Challenge"". University Health Network. May 3, 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Grand Challenges Canada Launched". Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. May 2, 2010.
  7. ^ Varmus, H.; Klausner, R.; Zerhouni, E.; Acharya, T.; Daar, A. S.; Singer, P. A. (October 17, 2003). "Grand Challenges in Global Health". Science. 302 (5644). Science Magazine: 398–399. doi:10.1126/science.1091769. PMC 243493. PMID 14563993.
  8. ^ "Grandmother power in Canada's Global Aid". BBC. July 19, 2017.
  9. ^ "Grandest Challenge: The Toronto-born crusade to cure the world's sick". Toronto Star. September 23, 2011.
  10. ^ "Inventor uses stinky socks to fight malaria". Postmedia Network. July 13, 2011.
  11. ^ "The Budget Plan 2008: Responsible Leadership" (PDF). Government of Canada. February 26, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  12. ^ "Development Innovation Fund for Global Health Research". International Development Research Centre. 30 April 2019.
  13. ^ "Toronto-based firm helps develop medical innovations". Toronto Sun. June 20, 2015.
  14. ^ "Canada Partners with Grand Challenges Canada to Save the Lives of Mothers and Children Through Health Innovation". Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada. June 12, 2015.
  15. ^ "Car Mechanic Dreams Up a Tool to Ease Births". New York Times. November 13, 2013.
  16. ^ "5 made-in-Canada ideas helping women and babies around the world". Global News. May 22, 2014.
  17. ^ "Canadian researcher's mosquito trap offers hope in fight against Zika spread". The Globe and Mail. April 8, 2016.
  18. ^ "$2 million in grants for bright ideas that help save lives". Toronto Star. July 1, 2011.
  19. ^ "Toronto scientist develops artificial leg that costs just $50". Toronto Star. February 9, 2012.
  20. ^ "Cover Lets Household Drills Be Used in Surgery". New York Times. August 2, 2016.
  21. ^ "'Flocked swabs' may be key to treating diarrheal diseases in developing countries". Toronto Star. May 25, 2015.
  22. ^ "Grand Challenges: Innovative ideas for saving lives get a leg up". Toronto Star. April 29, 2013.
  23. ^ "Lending a helping hand: Victoria non-profit in the running for huge Google grant". Global News. March 9, 2017.
  24. ^ "UBC researchers create self-propelled powder to stop bleeding". University of British Columbia. October 2, 2015. Archived from the original on November 30, 2023. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  25. ^ "Stars in Global Health". Grand Challenges Canada.
  26. ^ Wamuswa, Nanjinia. "Canada gives Kenyan scientist Sh8.5 million research grant". The Standard. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  27. ^ "Saving Lives at Birth". Saving Lives at Birth.
  28. ^ "Saving Brains". Saving Brains.
  29. ^ "Global Mental Health". Grand Challenges Canada.
  30. ^ "Mental Health for Sustainable Development" (PDF). All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global Health. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-10-31. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  31. ^ "A Depression-Fighting Strategy That Could Go Viral". New York Times. December 4, 2014.
  32. ^ "Transition-to-Scale". Grand Challenges Canada.
  33. ^ "Global Health Investment Fund". JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  34. ^ "Every Woman Every Child Innovation Marketplace". Every Woman Every Child. 12 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  35. ^ "Humanitarian Grand Challenge".
  36. ^ "Governance". Grand Challenges Canada. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  37. ^ "Our People". Grand Challenges Canada. Archived from the original on 2017-02-23. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
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