Nigeria, June 5 -- Grant Challenges Nigeria (GCNg), a government-led innovation platform, has announced the selection of 10 Nigerian-led projects under its initiative to address persistent maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) challenges in the country.

According to a statement by GCNg, the grantees will receive seed funding and targeted technical support to prove and position their work for broader uptake.

It added that projects were chosen through a competitive, expert-led review process.

The statement noted that the milestone is part of a broader strategy to build a national innovation platform that identifies critical health and food security challenges and directs innovation resources toward solutions that can scale.

"These ...