= HEALTH INNOVATION CHALLENGE $1MILLION HEALTH INNOVATION CHALLENGE TO SAVE ONE MILLION LIVES IN NIGERIA. “The challenge is about healthy competition that results in appropriate allocation of resources from the private sector to innovations with the potential to improve health outcomes.” - Herbert Wigwe, Chair, NHIM Stage 01 Stage 02 Stage 03 How do I enter the challenge? What happens after you scale through the first round? The last lap It doesn’t matter what sector you work in… If you want to improve health in Nigeria and have a bold way to do it, visit the NHIM portal and respond to one of the problem tracks. These have been developed consultatively with stakeholders and reflect the healthcare challenges faced across the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. Your innovation will be assessed by a team of experts - if it meets the requirements, we will invite you to the business proposal stage. You will submit a detailed business plan that demonstrates the social/commercial viability of your innovation. You will get support to prepare this during a business development boot camp. At this stage you will have the chance to pitch your innovation to a panel of Nigerian industry ‘dragons’ made up of medics, techies, academics and investors… could yours be the innovation that wins US $100,000? THE BIG AWARDS AWARDS UP TO $ 100K AWARDS UP TO $ 50K AWARDS UP TO $ 30K IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHMI ACROSS ALL GEOPOLITICAL ZONES DISBURSEMENTS Disbursement of awards will be done in a results-focused manner that links payment tranches to achievement of critical milestones of the development, pilot or scaling process and performance in healthcare indices. To apply, visit www.nhim.phn.ng/competitions Deadline for submission of application: March 31, 2015 If you have any questions regarding the challenge, please send an email to [email protected] www.phn.ng www.nhim.phn.ng instagram.com/PHN instagram.com/NHIMbyPHN @PHN_alliance @NHIMbyPHN Nigeria Health Innovation Marketplace Private Sector Health Alliance Private Sector Health Alliance WHAT ARE PROBLEM STATEMENTS? A problem statement is a concise description of topical and contextual health challenges in Nigeria. Problem statements have been developed through extensive consultation with key actors in all six geo-political zones. These include the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Centre for Health Market Innovations, Saving One Million Lives Initiative and several private sector companies. Problems statements for 2015 include service delivery challenges as well as broader health systems and global health issues. The challenge allows individuals, teams, organizations and consortia to problem-solve and pilot their innovation in real-time, in a context-sensitive manner. PROBLEM STATEMENT CATEGORIES FOR 2015 TRACK 1 Innovate To Save One Million Lives Category 1: Medical Technologies/Equipment for Service Delivery at Primary Healthcare Facilities Category 2: Increasing Access to Health Coverage Category 3: Addressing Health Workforce Challenges Category Category 4: Local Production of Quality Life Saving Commodities TRACK 2 Innovate Critical Enablers To Save One Million Lives Category 1: Centralized Data Management Category 2: Logistics Management Information Systems/Stock-Tracking Category 3: Management of Sensitive Storage Environment (Cold Chain) for Vaccines and Medicines TRACK 3 Addressing Topical Public Health Challenges To Save One Million Lives Category 1: Forecasting Disease Outbreak Category 2: Improved Surveillance and Case Management Techniques Category 3: Alternative Service Delivery Models in Volatile Settings