In the vibrant East African nation of Uganda, where the median age remains remarkably young and unemployment rates remain a significant challenge, the digital landscape is surprisingly active. More Ugandans…
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Uganda: How Smartphones Are Helping Malaria Testing
Did you know that malaria kills over 400,000 people per year globally? This episode will be about how a project in Uganda is reaching underserved areas where testing for malaria can be challenging and having the diagnosis early can be a matter of life or death.
How we used smartphones to test for malaria: lessons from Uganda
We believe that Africa’s widespread adoption of smartphones, even in the most remote areas, could be key to empowering people to administer tests and securely share their results with health authorities.
Working with the Uganda Ministry of Health once more, we set out to develop a diagnostic app to pair with our origami diagnostic system.
Electric cars in Africa: this could happen sooner than we think
Coming back from a trip to East Africa two impressions and one conclusion stayed with me: for the first time in decades there will be a electricity surplus in East…
Emerging Markets Have a Lot to Teach Us About Entrepreneurship
Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg are legendary American entrepreneurs. These giants’ success stories might make it seem as if the United States owns the market when it comes…
