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Why the WHO Africa Product Innovation Challenge?
Bringing you a compilation of selected Technological Innovations being deployed for RMNCH in different parts of the world.
Bringing you the Latest Updates about Health Technological Innovations and our Works in Strengthening the Innovation Ecosystem in Africa.
Do you have an innovation that is already deployed for COVID-19 in your country or region, please apply to showcase your innovation?
WHO Global Innovations for COVID-19 Platform Provides information on Deployed COVID-19 Innovations.
A blog on various experiences the African innovators had at the 2nd WHO Africa Health Forum plus more
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My experience at the 2nd WHO Africa Health Forum was thoroughly positive. I met a lot African innovators like myself with the same goal of bringing African solutions to health problems that affect African people. I commend the WHO in the African Region for coming up with this initiative.
" - Innovator Dr Kabamba Alexandre, TB and HIV Diagnostic Assay (Angola)
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I was thrilled to see the best of Africa: innovations across the diagnostic, treatment, health and community system strengthening platforms. We had molecular diagnostics and social innovations and various technology-powered innovations including ours. I left Praia with the conviction that if this is but a representation of what Africans can do, then the future for Africa is bright. There is need though to support these innovations to go to scale.
" - Innovator Dr Frida Njogu-Ndongwe, Afyakit (Kenya)
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The extent of response from the Innovation Challenge affirms the enthusiasm, especially among young people, to make a difference and contribute to the healthcare system on the continent. Health innovators have found a new home at WHO, where their innovative ideas will be supported in partnership with our network of stakeholders.
" - Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for AfricaWHO Afro Marketplace
It is known that a well-developed innovation ecosystem provides the much needed impetus for development and scaling of sustainable innovations. The opportunities that have been unlocked by innovations is unmatched especially in the health sector. Empirical evidence has shown that locally generated innovations accelerate...
About The Innovations In Different Health Areas
This is a showcase of thematic databases that contain collections of various healthcare innovations accross the globe combating different health related issues including Covid-19, Malaria, NCD's, Vaccines, RMNCH and many more. The innovations are at different levels of scaling and the focus is to have visibility and be up-to-date about various technologies that can be utilized to strengthen health systems globally and more specifically in the African region.
