Deadline: 21 November, 2021
World Food Programme (WFP) has opened applications for its Digital Health Innovation Accelerator Programme.
As the Covid-19 vaccination campaign continues globally, the programme aims to leverage digital solutions to accelerate the vaccination campaign, thereby maximising its impact and the recovery of communities and health systems in low- and middle-income countries.
Benefits
- Up to U.S. $250,000 in equity-free funding, mentoring, and access to a global network of relevant partners in the public health space
- Mature innovations that have proven their concepts and value for social impact may qualify for further funding and support
- Selected teams will be invited to participate in a fully virtual WFP Innovation Bootcamp in January 2022
Eligibility
- Organisation must be an established legal entity
- Proposed solution should follow open standards, open-source or open data approaches towards creating global goods
- Developed or implemented solution should use data and information exchange mechanisms based on global standards
- Organisation must have a presence in the country of implementation (country office or other permanent presence, subsidiary, long-term operations, or partnerships in the country, specifically with the relevant public health government agencies)
- Innovation should address one or more of the priority topics related to building pandemic preparedness in low- and middle-income countries
- Innovation should have a demonstrated proof-of-concept with initial traction and a clear path to scale
To apply and for more information, click here.
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