{
  "id": 3203869,
  "title": "Grand Challenges Canada and AVPN Launch Nexa Lighthouse to Fund Climate and Health Innovation Across Asia and the Pacific",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/grand-challenges-canada-and-avpn-launch-nexa-lighthouse-to-fund",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-25T06:24:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Financial Post",
    "slug": "financial-post",
    "url": "https://financialpost.com/globe-newswire/grand-challenges-canada-and-avpn-launch-nexa-lighthouse-to-fund-climate-and-health-innovation-across-asia-and-the-pacific"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Grand Challenges Canada (GCC) and AVPN have launched Nexa Lighthouse, a new initiative aimed at funding locally led innovations that address the growing health impacts of climate change across Asia and the Pacific. The initiative, co-led by GCC and The Lighthouse Fund, an AVPN-led investment vehicle, is set to be announced at the AVPN Global Conference 2026. Nexa Lighthouse brings together Nexa, a global climate and health initiative led by GCC and the Science for Africa Foundation, with a consortium of partners including Bayer Foundation, India Health Fund, Novo Nordisk Foundation, Sanofi Foundation, and Temasek Foundation.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}