The Grand Challenges in Global Health (GCGH) is a research initiative launched by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that, if embraced by creative thinkers around the world, might bring about real progress in the health of the developing world. The word thinkers is an important distinction because the program encourages leaders of every discipline to contribute, whether it be engineers, biologists, pharmacists, scientists, etc. The program is founded on the assumption that with increased support and funding, contemporary science and technology can contribute to the fight against diseases affecting the developing world.
With the generous offering of grants for projects, proposals are welcomed as they fit one of a set of 14 challenges, categorized in groups among seven stated goals. With the targeting of specific challenges, the initiative focuses on a variety of health problems inherent in today’s developing world. While the 14 challenges are direct, the scope of the project is comprehensive as it welcomes strategies of prevention, diagnosis, detection, examination, etc. The disciplines involved may include immunology, microbiology, genetics, molecular and cellular biology, entomology, agricultural sciences, clinical sciences, epidemiology, population and behavioral sciences, ecology and evolutionary biology, etc.
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