Health Justice & Innovation Grants

The Health Justice and Innovation Grant Program is an initiative of West Support aimed at addressing structural healthcare inequality by supporting innovative therapeutic development and scientific research. The program focuses on diseases that disproportionately affect vulnerable populations and seeks to enhance accessibility to affordable, scalable medical interventions.

Program goals

• Support the development of therapies for high-burden diseases with limited treatment options
• Promote solutions suitable for use in low-resource and conflict-affected environments
• Enable the right to health through scientific innovation and rights-based approaches
• Build partnerships between medical developers and global social impact networks
• Accelerate access to new medical technologies for underserved populations

Who can apply

• Clinical-stage biopharmaceutical or medical technology companies
• Academic institutions or research centers
• Registered non-profit organizations engaged in health innovation
• Public-private partnerships in the health sector
• Interdisciplinary consortiums involving scientists, clinicians, and civil society actors

Priority focus areas

• Therapeutic innovation for neglected or high-burden diseases (liver cirrhosis, oncology, post-infectious complications)
• Solutions suitable for decentralized or home-based care, including injectable therapies and mobile treatment models
• Biotechnology and delivery platforms that improve accessibility, stability, or cost-effectiveness
• Applied clinical research aimed at real-world implementation in fragile health systems
• Integration of health equity frameworks in the design and delivery of treatment programs