Innovation

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

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Aluminium foil that can clean water: we’ve developed a coating which attracts and traps dangerous microbes

10 Sep 2024

6 min read

Cross-posts Innovation

Africa is home to a vast array of flora and fauna. Picture shows lowland rainforest in Masoala National Park, Madagascar. Copyright: Wikipedia (CC BY 2.0)

AI sifts Africa’s natural remedies for drug discovery

2 Sep 2024

5 min read

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Preparing to test a sample in the laboratory. Researchers are finding new and creative ways of making diagnostic tests out of recycled materials. Copyright: Michal Jarmoluk from Pixabay.

Eco-friendly diagnostic tests ‘need global push’

30 Aug 2024

5 min read

Cross-posts Innovation Diagnostics

Mohammed Suleiman, who fetches water daily for his family’s personal needs and for their samosa business, carries jerry cans across a busy street in Makina. Visual: Sarah Waiswa/Harvard Public Health Magazine

In Kenya, one solution to contaminated water comes from above

13 Aug 2024

5 min read

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A staff member launches a drone at the Zipline KE-1 facility. Credit: Joseph Maina

Zipline drones wing vaccines to malaria-prone western Kenya

12 Aug 2024

6 min read

Innovation Routine immunisation

Decision-makers in middle-income countries can use PATH's new Vaccine Cost Calculators for pneumococcal and rotavirus vaccines to compare the vaccination program costs and cold chain volumes associated with different product options. Photo: PATH

New tools to help middle-income countries make vaccination decisions

19 Jul 2024

4 min read

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Zipline’s drone delivery service ensures access to essential medicines and vaccines. Image: Gavi/2019/Isaac Griberg

Investing in African health tech can transform health systems. Here's how

2 Jul 2024

4 min read

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Congo_River, Africa. Credit: ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO, via Wikimedia Commons

Un-invisible: geospatial mapping effort a 'paradigm shift' for immunisation in DRC

2 Jul 2024

6 min read

Innovation Zero-dose children

A Ghanaian, a laboratory technician assigned to hospital ship USNS Mercy, inputs and logs data samples in the ship’s laboratory in 2022. Investment is needed to improve data quality and availability. Copyright: Jake Greenberg (CC BY-NC 2.0)

Global South leading the way on citizen-generated data

26 Jun 2024

4 min read

Data Innovation Cross-posts

AI, health care and the realities of being human

14 Jun 2024

6 min read

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Cold Chain Assistant Supervisor, Lillian Juliie explains to Winnie about the ice packs. Credit: Denis Logonyi

How South Sudan keeps vaccines cool, from the airport all the way to arms

7 Jun 2024

8 min read

Innovation

Medical advances are continuing to help the world fight cancer. Credit: Unsplash/National Cancer Institute

11 new breakthroughs in the fight against cancer

6 Jun 2024

6 min read

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