Innovation

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

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Clinics in remote areas like this one in Chakohwa are taking advantage of Starlink to improve telehealth. Credit: Farai Shawn Matiashe

Telehealth bridges gaps in Zimbabwe’s health sector

4 Dec 2024

5 min read

Innovation

AI can help to assess ambulance needs.. Credit: Antonio Batinić on Pexels

4 ways AI is transforming healthcare

3 Dec 2024

4 min read

Cross-posts Innovation

Health officials work to connect the dots during the early stages of an outbreak. Maxiphoto/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Public health surveillance, from social media to sewage, spots disease outbreaks early to stop them fast

28 Nov 2024

6 min read

Cross-posts Innovation Outbreaks

The S+ Platform brings self-reliant digital infrastructure to health facilities. The team at Signalytic Uganda builds and quality assures each and every product before being sent out to the selected facility. Credit: Signalytic

From paper to pixels: transforming healthcare in Africa one clinic at a time

1 Nov 2024

3 min read

Innovation Spotlight on innovation

Dr Fredrick Mutisya using the Antimicro.ai platform in Nairobi, Kenya, to predict bacterial resistance to antibiotics in real time, thanks to Artificial Intelligence. Credit: Claudia Lacave/Hans Lucas

How AI is transforming health care in Kenya amid rapid innovation

30 Oct 2024

6 min read

Innovation Spotlight on innovation

I was a beta tester for the Nobel prize-winning AlphaFold AI – it’s going to revolutionise health research

30 Oct 2024

5 min read

Cross-posts Innovation Spotlight on innovation

A procurement officer from a pharmacy in Jakarta purchasing product on SwipeRx. SwipeRx is supported by Casual Foundry AI to help deliver pharmaceuticals throughout Indonesia.

Multi-armed bandits cooking up an AI storm

29 Oct 2024

4 min read

Innovation Spotlight on innovation

A flight operator at Zipline in Ghana packs a drone with medical supplies for delivery. Zipline delivers medical products using drones. Credit: Gavi/2022/Nipah Dennis

Innovation in immunisation: a VaccinesWork briefing

28 Oct 2024

3 min read

Innovation Spotlight on innovation

IFFIm: flexible financing provides funds when needed

What is the International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm)?

24 Oct 2024

2 min read

Innovation

Victor Ambrose and Gary Ruvkun. Ill. Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach

Nobel prize in medicine awarded for discovery of microRNAs, the molecules that control our genes

10 Oct 2024

4 min read

Cross-posts Innovation

A 200kW solar mini-grid providing uninterrupted power to a clinic in Hakwata village in Chipinge, Zimbabwe. Credit: Farai Shawn Matiashe/2024/Gavi.

Hello, sunshine: how solar electricity transformed care at a remote Zimbabwean clinic

27 Sep 2024

6 min read

Innovation

The love doctor: how Nigerian matchmaking apps are getting right down to genetics

26 Sep 2024

6 min read

Innovation Made in Africa

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