Fighting Ebola: A Grand Challenge for Development

Deadline: 2014-12-01
Award: $1,000,000

Every day, in extreme heat and humidity, health care workers are performing life-saving tasks to stop the spread of the virus.

They face many obstacles in providing timely care to patients—heat stress caused by Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), lengthy infection control measures that leave no room for error, and communities reluctant to seek care are just a few.

Health care workers need new tools to win this fight.

We are calling on the global community to share pioneering ideas that deliver practical and cost-effective innovations in a matter of months. Regardless of background, experience or knowledge of Ebola, your bold thinking is necessary to address this crisis, to improve delivery of care, and stem the spread of disease.