Calling all Innovators! Private Sector Health Alliance Currently Accepting Applications for its $1 million Health Innovation Challenge

Given the low application of innovation and technology in healthcare delivery which is believed to be the biggest missed opportunity

in transforming healthcare delivery in Nigeria, the Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria (PHN), is calling on innovators, techies, academic institutions, private sector companies, businesses, civil society, clinicians, researchers, NGOs, and individuals to participate in the $1million Health Innovation Challenge to Save One Million Lives in Nigeria.

PHN is a public private institution led by Alhaji Aliko Dangote (Founding Patron),Bill Gates, Jim Ovia (Co-chair), Muhammad Ali Pate (Co-chair), Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, Sola David Borha, Muntaqa Umar-sadiq (MD / CEO) and other private sector leaders in Nigeria.

The health innovation challenge is multi-phased and will primarily focus on spurring a broader range of innovations (process, technology, market, service delivery) that respond to specific health sector challenges in a manner that demonstrates social impact (lives saved), commercial viability and scalability.

This follows the launch of the Nigeria Health Innovation Marketplace which has created a convergence platform to identify, nurture, connect, invest and scale up promising health innovations in Nigeria. The marketplace consists of 6 components including Health Innovation Virtual Hub, Health Innovation Competitions and Hack-a-thons, Health Innovation Development Accelerator Program, Health Innovation Data & Knowledge Products, Health Innovation Map and Health Innovation Partnerships for Service Delivery.