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Maryam Mustafa, assistant professor at the Department of Computer Science at the Lahore University of Management Sciences and co-founder of Awaaz-e-Sehat, pictured in Lahore, Pakistan.

How a computer scientist is using AI to save mothers’ lives in Pakistan

Dr. Maryam Mustafa is building an AI tool to close dangerous gaps in maternal care and help more women in Pakistan survive pregnancy and childbirth.
Benadetta Chiwara, a health worker at Mondwe Clinic, monitors the temperature of the solar fridge in Dowa District, Malawi.

How solar-powered fridges are transforming vaccine storage in remote areas

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Faith Zighe checks to see if the syringes have been assembled correctly. She is one of the many hearing impaired workers at the Revital Healthcare factory in Kikambala, Kenya, on July 9, 2024.Revital Healthcare became the first East and Central African company to manufacture medical devices such as auto-disabled syringes and reuse-preventing syringes and has grown to become one of the largest manufacturers of medical disposable products in Africa.

How auto-disable syringes and other innovations ensure wider vaccine access

Public health physician Dr. Marcy Ahun discusses vaccine delivery innovations, like the auto-disable syringe, that have prevented needle reuse and saved lives in the process.
A user accesses the mDoc website on a smartphone during an outreach program at the Balogun Market in Lagos, Nigeria, on September 14, 2023. mDoc is a social enterprise that integrates proven methodologies in quality improvement and behavioral science with web and mobile-based technology to optimize the end to end care experience for people living with chronic health needs such as diabetes, hypertension, and cancer.

How Nneka Mobisson and mDoc use AI and Large Language Models to drive health equity

Nneka Mobisson’s father believed in the power of technology to save lives in Africa. She’s honoring his memory by using AI to take on inequalities in healthcare.
Darlington Akoko

A scientist uses AI to give Africans control of their health

Darlington Akogo, Founder & CEO of minoHealth AI Labs, discusses how his product can save lives with a “digital doctor.”
Bill Gates with polio survivors and their families.

Bill Gates talks with polio survivors

Why is polio eradication important? On his recent trip to Brussels, Bill Gates sat down with polio survivors and their families (hosted by Jacob Beautemps from Breaking Lab) to learn about their experiences with this preventable disease.
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