COVID-19

Dr Frannie Leautier – Frugal Innovation

https://soundcloud.com/africapractice-756217837/frannie-leautier Dr. Frannie Léautier is a globally respected development expert with over 25 years of professional experience from both public…

3 years ago

COVID-19 GENOMES SEQUENCING SUCCESS (GHANA)

MEDICAL RESEARCH In April, scientists at the University of Ghana successfully sequenced genomes of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the…

3 years ago

TES-IT: COVID-19 AWARENESS APP – Ebtsam Hussien Saleh and Tesfalem Belay Yohannes

(Eritrea) With modest resources, computer engineer and tech enthusiast Ebtsam Hussien Saleh, 26, and her colleague 38-year-old Tesfalem Belay Yohannes,…

3 years ago

David Nzassi Mbompela – Disenfectant Chamber, DRC

Mbompela believes in the adage “if you can dream it, you can do it.” David got concerned when he saw…

3 years ago

Uwineze Nelly Aline – Rwanda

"I believe that as young entrepreneurs, we should be part of the necessary solutions and help our communities to overcome…

3 years ago

Kenneth Mwandingi – Contact Tracing App (Namibia)

Brain-child of Kenneth Mwandingi, Ergo Analytics offers a tech solution, which improves contact tracing, to reduce the risk of new…

3 years ago

Arthur Zang – OXYNET – Oxygen Production Machine

At 32-years of age Arthur Zang, a Cameroonian bio-medical engineer has invented “Oxynnet” (Oxygen National Network) a medical oxygen-producing machine,…

3 years ago

Edmund Maputi – Affordable Ventilator, Zimbabwe

Edmund Maputi is a practical engineer who believes in local solutions for local problems and using what one has sustainably.…

3 years ago

Tidiane Ball, Founder of DoniFab – Mali

Solutions-driven Tidiane Ball, who holds a doctorate in medicine, specializing in medical informatics, is the founder of DoniFab. DoniFab is a manufacturing…

3 years ago

Franc Kamugyisha- Reusable Facemasks, Uganda

"By retooling and recycling plastic waste from EcoPlastile Ltd, I began producing low-cost, reusable and biodegradable facemasks. We call them…

3 years ago