Every day, in extreme heat and humidity, health care workers are performing life-saving tasks to stop the spread of the Ebola virus.

They face many obstacles in providing timely care to patients—heat stress caused by Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), lengthy infection control measures that leave no room for error, and communities reluctant to seek care are just a few.

 Health care workers need new tools to win this fight.

We are calling on the global community to share pioneering ideas that deliver practical and cost-effective innovations in a matter of months.

Regardless of your background, experience or knowledge of Ebola, your bold thinking is necessary to address this crisis, to improve delivery of care, and stem the spread of disease.

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is partnering with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Defense to launch Fighting Ebola: A Grand Challenge for Development. Fighting Ebola is based on three pillars:

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Thank you for your response to this global call.

We received a number of great ideas from the online community of global solvers to address this crisis. Take a look at some of the innovative ideas and solutions shared with us so far.