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Global Innovations for COVID-19

WHO Global Innovations for COVID-19 Platform Provides information on Deployed COVID-19 Innovations.

"My experience at the 2nd WHO Africa Health Forum was thoroughly positive."

- Dr. Kabamba Alexandre

"Network.Network.Network."

"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)

"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)

"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 Africa

WHO 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...

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Global Database for COVID-19 Technological Innovations

A compilation of Key Technological innovations that have been developed across the World to Address COVID-19 pandemic targeting various components of the Response, that include Surveillance, Tracing, Point of Entry, Risk communication & Community Engagement, Infection prevention & Control, Case management, and Laboratory.