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WHO Innovation in Health Equity Prize

Key Information

Organisation

World Health Organization

Status

Open

Application Deadline

10 Sep 2026

Program Type

Prize

Amount

USD 30,000

About this Program

Celebrating solutions that reduce health inequalities in underserved African regions.

Benefits & What You Get

Cash prize; technical endorsement; WHO policy platform visibility.

Eligibility

Startups or NGOs with proven community-led health interventions in Africa.

Startups That Could Apply

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Kasha Rwanda Women's health e-commerce

Vezeeta MENA's healthcare platform

Instabug Mobile app performance from Cairo

Trella Uber for trucks in MENA

Khazna Financial inclusion for Egypt

Union54 Zambia's fintech unicorn story

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