Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development has launched its second call for innovative prevention and treatment approaches for pregnant women and newborns in poor, hard-to-reach communities around the world. In this round, the Saving Lives at Birth partners will fund transformative approaches that cut across three main domains:
1. Science & Technology: lack of medical technologies appropriate for the community or clinic setting;
2. Service Delivery: lack of quality health services, including inadequate numbers of trained, motivated, equipped and properly located health staff and caregivers; operating without guidelines or evidence-based practices and limited by operational bottlenecks;
3. Demand: insufficient awareness, motivation, empowerment, and ability to access health care or adopt healthy behaviors before, during, and after pregnancy.
They are looking for interventions that:
•Increase access to primary health care for women and newborns by at least 50%;
•Substantially improve the quality of care as measured by health outcomes;
•Lead to improved and sustained healthy behavior.
Seed grants (valued up to $250,000 USD each) and transition grants (valued up to $2 million USD each) will be awarded in this second wave of funding. Successful seed grants will be eligible to compete for follow-on transition grants in future waves of funding.
The deadline is April 2, 2012. Details on how to apply for a grant can be found at www.savinglivesatbirth.net.
Internal contact for applicants and additional information:
Christine Peachey, Manager International Projects Email: christine_peachey@carleton.ca Phone: 613-520-2600 ext 8358