Health Innovation marketplace is an initiative of the Private sector health allegiance of Nigeria that plans to contribute immensely to the progress of the Nigerian health sector with bright initiatives such as “Saving One Million Nigerian Lives” that recently got extra funding of $24.2 million.

It’s from this initiative that the Health Innovation Challenge spurred to give exceptional solutions to the toughest of Nigeria’s health problems using innovative technology to address specific healthcare challenges within the country.

The challenge is open to everyone with a passion for healthcare innovation and it’s currently in the second stage with 42 applicants remaining.

The prizes to be won are:

First place: $100,000 in awards

Second place: $50,000 in awards

Third place: $30,000 in awards

You can find the full list of the shortlisted candidates here.