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The Grand Challenge of Saving Brains
November 2014
Area of focus is global health
Funded by Government of Canada
Funds innovators from developing countries and Canada
Encourages Integrated Innovation
Catalyzes impact at scale and sustainability
Focuses on results: Saving and improving lives
Bold Ideas. Big Impact. A Better World.
Joseph L. Rotman (pictured top left); Peter A. Singer and the Honourable James Flaherty (pictured bottom right) at the Launch of Grand Challenges Canada on May 3, 2010
Overview
Saving Lives at Birth
Global Mental HealthSaving Brains
Stars in Global Health
Grand Challenges in Global Health
CONFIDENTIAL
The Problem
• Over 200 million children in developing countries are unable to fulfill their developmental potential
Grantham-McGregor et al, Lancet 2007
• Children’s health is a nation’s wealth: healthy child development is the foundation of a vital and productive society with a prosperous and sustainable future
National Scientific Council on the Developing Child 2010
The Challenge
• To develop sustainable products, services and implementation models that protect, promote and nurture healthy child and brain development in the first 1000 days at scale with lasting impact on human capital in low resource settings.
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CONFIDENTIAL
Promote health and nutrition
Protect against
maltreatment and violence
Provide enrichment
and nurturing
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For example:• Support exclusive breastfeeding• Treat micronutrient deficiency• Care for babies born too soon• Reduce exposure to environmental toxins
For example:• Coach parents to
buffer stress• Arm girls with
negotiation skills
For example:• Treat maternal
depression• Integrate stimulation
into child health• Involve fathers in
parenting• Enhance quality of
community nurseries
Saving Brains
Supporting bold ideas to improve early child development in low- and middle-income countries.
Focus Phase: Long-term Impact
Round 1A, Re-enrolment grants:• Launched May 2011• Funded 11 24-month projects, • Total investment: $11.85M
Round 1B, Economic grants:• Launched October 2011• Funded 2 consortia, 18 Months• Total investment: $4.66M
Solution Phase: Scaling
Round 2:• Launched November 2012• 10 24-mo seed projects: $2.7M• 3 34-mo Transition-to-Scale projects: $6.0M• Total investment: $8.7M
Round 3:• Launched October 2013• 13 24-mo seed projects; TTS pending• Includes 3 co-funded Brazilian grants• Total investment to date: $3.5M
Round 4:• Proposals currently under peer review
Saving Brains Investments
+ Stars in Global Health aligned to Saving Brains:
• $3.7M total investment, 34 innovations across 6 rounds 6
Total investments to date: $33.7M invested in 74 projects and a platform to accelerate progress against the challenge
Saving Brains in a sustainable manner, at scale, requires committed, engaged, aligned organizations who can bring their resources and expertise to bear. For example:
• Global partners to support innovations globally
• Regional partners to support innovations within regions of interest
• Implementation partners to inform current needs for innovation and rapidly take up innovations for impact at scale
• Corporate partners to support the scaling of specific innovations aligned with their core business
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Saving Brains Partnership
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