Dr @MoetiTshidi: "#COVID19 is one of the most serious health challenges in a generation, but it is also an opportunity to drive forward innovation, ingenuity & entrepreneurship in life-saving health technologies."
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#HappeningNow! WHO AFRO press briefing on #COVID19 & health innovation in Africa. Dr @MoetiTshidi is joined by Hon @guimbasaidou, Dr Ola Brown & Dr Integrity Mchechesi.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJPWMAb1r-s …
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@MoetiTshidi: "In a new@WHO study in August, we analysed 1000 health technologies developed worldwide in response to#COVID19 & found that#Africa accounts for almost 13% of the innovations designed."Show this thread -
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@MoetiTshidi: "Almost 58% of the innovations were driven by information technology, ranging from self-diagnosis tools in Angola to contact tracing apps in Ghana."Show this thread -
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@MoetiTshidi: "Almost half of Africa’s innovations were concentrated in four countries: South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, & Rwanda."Show this thread -
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@MoetiTshidi: "@WHO’s#COVID19 hackathon in March brought together 100 of the top innovators to propose solutions to emerging challenges in the response. This event led to several innovations being scaled as part of national response efforts, including@mSafariKE
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@MoetiTshidi: "Globally, at@WHO, we have set up the#COVID19 technology access pool to share intellectual property & data & in the African Region, we have created a global database of innovations to share knowledge, ideas & successes.Show this thread
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