An international science fair to save mothers and children
Finalists were recently announced for “Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development”– a giant science fair of sorts for innovators from around the world. This isn’t the kind of science fair with erupting fizzy volcanoes and a Styrofoam solar system — the winning projects from this fair could save millions of mothers and children globally.
In March, I attended the launch of the Grand Challenge, where Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stressed the need for innovators to get creative and develop proposals for new technologies and create more reliable and efficient ways to deliver health services. More than 600 applications were received for the Grand Challenge from around the world, and 77 finalists were selected to compete in the final stage for the ultimate prize — part of $50 million to make their invention a reality and save lives.
Check out this short documentary of the challenge to see some of the inventions.
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