Innovation

Articles related to technologies and innovation that aim to improve health systems and immunisation coverage.

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No more needles? Six technologies that could transform how we get vaccinated

26 May 2026

7 min read

Innovation Vaccine development

Women and children waiting for services at Yapha Dispensary in Kwale county. The clinic serves five villages. Credit: Joyce Chimbi

No power? No problem: for rural Kenyan vaccinators, a solar fridge is a ray of sunshine

26 May 2026

6 min read

Innovation Climate change

As temperatures rise, a new app aims to protect pregnant women from the heat

21 May 2026

5 min read

Maternal and child health Climate change Innovation

Childhood vaccines administered in Oromia, Ethiopia. Credit: JSI in Ethiopia

Cutting costs, boosting confidence: a data-first approach to cold chain maintenance

17 Mar 2026

4 min read

Vaccine information Innovation

Betty Nakazibwe with the 12KW solar power panels that supply the facility and staff quarters. Credit: John Musenze

How solar is powering maternal care and immunisation in rural Uganda

16 Mar 2026

8 min read

Innovation Maternal and child health

Mothers immunise their children at Panshekara PHC. Credit: Afeez Bolaji

Solar electricity powers improved service delivery at Kano health centres

11 Mar 2026

7 min read

Routine immunisation Innovation

A female health worker looks through a microscope connected to a computer screen, examining a sample during a community health session

How a peep through a microscope changed health-seeking behaviours in Pakistan

18 Feb 2026

7 min read

Innovation Routine immunisation

Health worker receives drone-delivered medications in Eswatini. Credit: Nkwe

Eswatini's health workers call medical delivery drone network "revolutionary"

21 Jan 2026

5 min read

Innovation Spotlight on innovation

An outside view of India’s one of the mobile BSL-3 lab, one of only two in India, parked up in Gorakhpur. Credit: Nasir Yousufi

This Indian bus is actually a high-security mobile laboratory

8 Jan 2026

6 min read

Outbreaks Innovation Pandemic preparedness

Dr Afam Obidike, Anambra State Commissioner for Health, says telemedicine has improved healthcare acess and vaccination uptake, especially in rural areas. Credit: Afam Obidike

This Nigerian state is using telemedicine to bring doctors closer to rural families

26 Nov 2025

7 min read

Innovation

Using an AI tool in a smartphone to identify a disease-spreading mosquito. Credit: SciDev.Net

AI and citizens detect invasive mosquito in Madagascar

20 Nov 2025

4 min read

Cross-posts Innovation

With the high smartphone adoption rate among Nigerians, public health experts call for more developers to build health-focused mobile games for a healthy country. Credit Jesusegun Alagb

The mobile game driving vaccine awareness in Nigeria

23 Sep 2025

6 min read

Made in Africa Innovation Vaccine information

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