Nexa Lighthouse call: Protecting people with cardiometabolic diseases from the impacts of heat in South Asia
Nexa Lighthouse call: Protecting people with cardiometabolic diseases from the impacts of heat in South Asia supports local innovators developing solutions to protect affected communities from extreme heat.
Funder: Novo Nordisk Foundation
Due Dates: October 15, 2026 (Call opens) | November 17, 2026 (Call closes)
Funding Amounts: Not specified
Summary: Supports locally led innovations that protect people living with cardiometabolic diseases from extreme heat in South Asia.
Key Information: AVPN and Grand Challenges Canada manage applications through their own application system.
Description
The Novo Nordisk Foundation supports innovations that protect people living with cardiometabolic diseases from the impacts of extreme heat in South Asia. This call forms part of Nexa Lighthouse, a climate and health innovation programme co-led by AVPN and Grand Challenges Canada. The programme supports locally led solutions that help communities anticipate, adapt to, and respond to climate-related health threats.
Nexa Lighthouse is informed by a large-scale survey of health and humanitarian workers in low- and middle-income countries. Its wider focus includes extreme heat, mosquito-borne infections, and poor air quality. Within this programme, the Foundation’s support concentrates on cardiometabolic diseases and heat, while other partners support other focus areas. Nexa Lighthouse partners select innovations for funding after the application review process.
