Archive for August 2024
Bringing essential dengue vaccines to vulnerable regions with PodTech™
“Health officials in the Florida Keys issue a dengue fever alert” “Dengue cases in Bengaluru cross 2,000; over 9K residents tested since January 1” “A record surge in dengue cases in Latin America spurs a warning” “Burkina Faso: more than 350 deaths from dengue fever in a month” “Dengue will ‘take…
Read MoreFor Africa, by Africa: Bringing health product manufacturing home with PodTech™
Imagine you need to fix a creaky coffee table. You need to borrow some tools. So you take your car out and drive to your cousin’s house ten minutes away. You got what you needed, but did you get it in the most efficient way possible? Couldn’t your next-door neighbour have lent you their tools…
Read MoreLocalising diabetes management solutions with PodTech™
The diabetes burden in LMICs. According to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), there were 164,400 adult cases of diabetes in Burkina Faso in 2021. Nigeria, with a larger overall population, had 3,623,500 adults with diabetes in 2021. In Kenya, the number stood at 821,500. In Côte d’Ivoire, it was 231,200. The…
Read MoreThe climate-ageing-infrastructure nexus: Protecting human health with climate-resilient prefab factories
June 2024 was the warmest June on record. May 2024 was the warmest May on record. The same goes for April, March, February… back to June 2023. June 2024 was also the 12th consecutive month in which global temperatures reached 1.5°C above the pre-industrial average recorded between 1850 and 1900. Steady, undeniable progress towards…
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