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Hans-Eddy GBOSSA - Benin

Hans-Eddy GBOSSA - Benin

Hans-Eddy GBOSSA is a medical imaging practitioner based in Benin. His innovation, Belle Imagerie is a web platform that serves to connect radiological centres, radiologists and patients for the correct interpretation of radiological examinations in real-time.

Gaspard Datondji - Benin

Gaspard Datondji - Benin

Gaspard Datondji developed an innovative solution called Health manager which comprises of Medical, Administrative and financials and Business intelligence.

Dr. Misaki Wayengera - Uganda

Dr. Misaki Wayengera - Uganda

Dr. Misaki Wayengera is a Medical Doctor and In-Charge of the unit of genetics and genomics-UGG at the Mulago Supra-National Reference Hospital in Kampala where he worked on the Pan-Filovirus Rapid Diagnostic Test whci is premised on the identity of conserved epitopes of filovirus glycoprotein (GP) with potential for intra-genera differentiation.

Twambilile Phanga - Malawi

Twambilile Phanga - Malawi

Twambilile Phanga is a researcher and an advocate who is also passionate about projects that promote rights, education and health of adolescents for example the Youth Friendly Health Services (YFHS) project in Malawi under ther University of North Carolina (UNC) Project.

Joost Van Engen - (Uganda, Kenya & Tanzania)

Joost Van Engen - (Uganda, Kenya & Tanzania)

Joost van Engen is the founder of Healthy Entrepreneurs, an initiative that aims to provide access to basic health using solid scalable business models, especially for vulnerable people in hard to reach areas.

Professor Jo Wilmshurst - South Africa

Professor Jo Wilmshurst - South Africa

Professor Jo Wilmshurst works at the University of Cape Town, South Africa as one of the directors of the African Paediatric Fellowship Programme which builds clinical paediatric workforce, research and training capacity across sub-Saharan Africa.

Jennifer Rubli - Canada

Jennifer Rubli - Canada

Jennifer Rubli through Femme International which is an NGO that operates in the East African region, have successfully developed and implemented a comprehensive education-based intervention along with distribution of reusable menstrual products.

Jacqueline Rogers - South Africa

Jacqueline Rogers - South Africa

Jacqueline Rogers is a serial entrepreneur, founder and Director of My Pregnancy Journey which is a locally relevant, well-researched and easy to use product that provides access to critical education and health material to educate, train and inform mothers during pregnancy.

Dr. Integrity Mchechesi - Zimbabwe

Dr. Integrity Mchechesi - Zimbabwe

Dr. Integrity Mchechesi is a medical officer and involved with Fintum Health Solutions which is Zimbabwe’s first mobile health social enterprise where they developed health solutions that uses text and smart phone based mobile application includeing a virtual women clinic and other social media platforms.

Dr. Imodoye Abioro - Nigeria

Dr. Imodoye Abioro - Nigeria

Dr. Imodoye Abioro is a Medical Doctor and founder of Lend an Arm, a health information awareness campaign and youth-focused blood drive chich is an online and mobile based solution that provides up-to-date, expert-authored, health information to all users, written in local language.

Immanuel Hango - Namibia

Immanuel Hango - Namibia

Immanuel Hango, a Civil Engineer by profession and through Namibia Chemicals, developed a solution to produce chlorine by electrolyse salt using 100% solar energy as a means to fight cholera in an environmentally friendly manner.

Professor Eunice Kamaara - Kenya

Professor Eunice Kamaara - Kenya

Professor Eunice Kamaara co-founded the African Character Initiation Programme (ACIP) which empowers adolescents with information through their identity and sexual crises inorder to build their confidence, self-esteem and provide them with life skills and character values for successful transition to responsible adulthood.

Gérard Niyondiko - Burundi

Gérard Niyondiko - Burundi

Gérard Niyondiko is an engineer and a social entrepreneur who came up with the MAÏA solution which is the first long-lasting mosquito-repellent ointment which has been developed with the Malaria Research and Training Center in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Ephrem Bekele Woldeyesus - Ethiopia

Ephrem Bekele Woldeyesus - Ethiopia

Ephrem Bekele is the project designer and director of a social enterprise project Integrated Mental Wellness Programme where he uses social media to drive social change.

Dr. Doris Jema Onyeador - Nigeria

Dr. Doris Jema Onyeador - Nigeria

Dr. Doris Jema Onyeador is a qualified Optometrist and founder of Maldor, a Nigerian-based eyecare facility committed to providing affordable and quality eyecare services.

Franck Verzefé - Cameroon

Franck Verzefé - Cameroon

Franck Verzefé is passionate about nanotechnology and bioinformatics and started True-Spec Africa. This is a portable device that uses artificial intelligence to allow hospitals, pharmacies, pharmaceutical laboratories and quality control centres to verify if certain drugs are genuine or falsified.

Geoffrey Andrew - Kenya

Geoffrey Andrew - Kenya

Geoffrey Andrew is a Public Health Officer by training with Plan International and through the organization developed the Smart Paper Technology (SPT) innovation that allows for mother and child health data to be captured on paper and then scanned, digitised, and uploaded onto a hospital management system

Morenike Fajemisin - Nigeria

Morenike Fajemisin - Nigeria

Morenike Fajemisin is a registered Pharmacist and founder of WHISPA, a mobile app that provides young people with private, anonymous and access to a variety of Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) information, products and services.

Louis Roux - South Africa

Louis Roux - South Africa

Louis Roux is the co-owner of Lifeassay Diagnostics Pty Ltd, a privately owned RDT manufacturing company which is committed to manufacturing point-of-care test kits locally using African developed technology and expertise.

Dr. Ebinabo Ofrey - Nigeria

Dr. Ebinabo Ofrey - Nigeria

Dr. Ebinabo Ofrey is a medical doctor, business and strategy consultant, CEO and Cofounder of GeroCare Solutions Ltd which leverages technology to provide a structure for medical care for the elderly and traditional African family values of adult children taking care of their parents.

Denis Oguzu Lee - Uganda

Denis Oguzu Lee - Uganda

The National Ambulance Service (NAS) an innovation by Denis Lee Oguzu, a legislator and technology entrepreneur, is a mobile, on-demand, hyper-local ambulance, police and fire service call and dispatch emergency system.

Wasswa William - Uganda

Wasswa William - Uganda

Wasswa William is a young Ugandan whom upon completing extensive research on cervical cancer, began developing the PapES platform.

Dr. Ime Asangansi - Nigeria

Dr. Ime Asangansi - Nigeria

Dr. Ime Asangansi an experienced software and DHIS2 programmer and CEO of eHealth4everyone through which he developed the Multi-Source Data Analytics and Triangulation Dashboard.

Dr. Kabamba Alexandre - Angola

Dr. Kabamba Alexandre - Angola

Dr. Kabamba Alexandre is a scientist at the CSIR Bioscience Unit Array Printing Technology where they develop a multiplex microarray technology for simultaneous detecting HIV and M.tb in blood.

Charles Onu - Nigeria

Charles Onu - Nigeria

Charles is a health informatics researcher, software engineer and is the CEO of Ubenwa Inc where they developed the Ubenwa smartphone app.

Dr. Gasana Joel - Rwanda

Dr. Gasana Joel - Rwanda

Dr. Gasana Joel is a young health innovator based in Rwanda and the co-developer of the HIV support innovation, CompanionApp.

Dr. Charles Immanuel Akhimien - Nigeria

Dr. Charles Immanuel Akhimien - Nigeria

Dr. Charles Immanuel Akhimien from Nigeria is an entrepreneur, innovator and co-founder of MOBicure where he developed the myPaddi app.

Laud Anthony Basing - Ghana

Laud Anthony Basing - Ghana

Laud Anthony Basing is the founder of Incas Diagnostics, a company that produces point of care tests for Africa.

Dr. Frida Njogu-Ndongwe - Kenya

Dr. Frida Njogu-Ndongwe - Kenya

Dr Frida Njogu-Ndongwe is part of a team that conceptualised, designed and developed the Afyakit and is the current technical lead on the project.

Dr. Ime Asangansi - Nigeria

Dr. Ime Asangansi - Nigeria

Dr. Ime Asangansi is an experienced software engineer and CEO of eHealth4everyone, the company through which he developed the ISS platform.

Dr Ashifi Gogo - Ghana

Dr Ashifi Gogo - Ghana

Dr. Ashifi Gogo is the founder and CEO of Sproxil, through which they developed its award-winning Sproxil Defender technology that has been used over 80 million times by consumers in 6 countries.

Africa Innovators Network

The inaugural innovation challenge resulted in the identification of world class innovations across the African continent.

These are aimed at strengthening the health systems as we push for grassroots innovations, scaling and promoting home-grown innovations whilst strengthening the local manufacturing capacity across the healthcare innovation ecosystem. The African Innovation Network showcases these inspirational innovations from across the African region.

Safe Spaces without Borders

Safe Spaces without Borders

Cletus Asare

Ghana

Early ANC attendance in first trimester and subsequent visit till delivery

Early ANC attendance in first trimester and subsequent visit till delivery

Otchere Godsway Orison

Ghana

NCD 365 app

Stephen Ogweno

Kenya

E-Heza Data Solutions

E-Heza Data Solutions

Theophila Huriro Uwacu

Rwanda

Ampadu Delivery Chairs

Ampadu Delivery Chairs

Cecilia Ama Ampadu

Ghana

Silver Bullet Solar powered mosquito trap for Malaria control and surveillance

Silver Bullet Solar powered mosquito trap for Malaria control and surveillance

Kevin Michael Godfrey

South Africa

Safepad tech transfer

Safepad tech transfer

Trine Angeline Sig

Denmark

electronic partograph

electronic partograph

Richard Mangwi Ayiasi

Uganda

Manufacturing of a portable pulse oximeter

Manufacturing of a portable pulse oximeter

LONKENG TOULEPI Stephane

Cameroon

Dutan Holdings Limited

Dutan Holdings Limited

Samuel Muriithi

Kenya

Automated UVC Disinfection Technology

Automated UVC Disinfection Technology

Habtamu Abafoge Dobamo

Ethiopia

Senso

Zuko Mandlakazi

South Africa

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