Funding
Funding options available directed towards facilitating studies/research/innovation for addressing Maternal and Child Health issues in India:
- Grand Challenge India for "All Children Thriving : Creating and Measuring Integrated Solutions for Healthy Birth, Growth, and Development" : BIRAC and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Request for Application (RFA) | Call opens: 4th Nov 2014. Call ends: 13th Jan 2015 New
- SPARSH: Social Innovation programme for Products: Affordable & Relevant to Societal Health
15th August 2014, Second call on Reproductive , Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH) by Biotechnology Industry Assistance Council (BIRAC)- DBT - Grand Challenge India for "Achieving Healthy Growth through Agriculture and Nutrition" : BIRAC and Gates foundation
http://www.birac.nic.in
http://www.birac.nic.in/webcontent/gci_guidelines.pdf - SPARSH: Social Innovation programme for Products: Affordable & Relevant to Societal Health
Launched on 15th Aug 2013 by Biotechnology Industry Assistance Council (BIRAC)- DBT.
http://www.birac.nic.in
http://www.birac.nic.in/webcontent/sparsh_guidelines.pdf