Healthcare Challenges

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Why Enter Our Healthcare Challenges?

In sub-Saharan Africa, infectious diseases such as malaria and HIV/AIDS cause 69% of deaths. Though we can deliver short-term aid and try to develop innovative vaccines or treatments for these diseases, the real issue is the danger of a weak healthcare system. To address this, we must focus on building better healthcare infrastructure in Africa. For example, Africa bears one-quarter of the global disease burden, yet has only 2% of the world’s doctors. We need to take steps to address inadequate healthcare infrastructure now.

View our available challenges below to find out how you can help tackle some of the major healthcare challenges affecting Africa right now.

How It Works

Here's how you can engage with our exciting innovation challenges

1

Pick a campaign pathway

Work out what area of social innovation you're most interested in - agriculture, education, environment or healthcare.
2

Submit your team

Submit your team of up to five people, or submit alone and ask us to join you with a group of team mates.
3

Decide upon an idea

Meet your new team members and brainstorm some innovative ideas and solutions for the challenge.
4

Plan your product or service

Come up with ideas for a product or service to help solve your chosen social challenge.
5

Pitch for funding and support

Prepare a business pitch and any relevant prototypes, then pitch for funding and support to help start a new business!
6

Start your business

We'll help you start your business and reach the go-to-market stage.
 

View Our Latest Healthcare Challenges

View our latest healthcare challenges and discover which project is right for you!