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Genomic Medicine: The Value of Genes for Healthcare

Tuesday, November 5, 2024 • Duration 07:28

In this episode of the Health Tech Africa podcast, Prof. Nicki Tiffin, Deputy Director of the South African National Bioinformatics Institute (SANBI), shares insights on the potential of genomic medicine to improve health outcomes in Africa, as well as the structures needed on the continent to help this emerging technology achieve its intended positive impact.

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Facilitating Therapeutics in Africa

Thursday, October 31, 2024 • Duration 12:48

In this podcast episode, Ms Chimwemwe Chamdimba, Head of African Medicines Regulatory Harmonization Initiative at the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), shares insights on pressing issues of local pharmaceutical production in Africa: from technologies needed to enhance production to initiatives driving local pharmaceutical production.

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Fundamentals of the Internet of Medical Things (IoMTs) for Improved Health in Africa

Tuesday, October 29, 2024 • Duration 07:00

In this episode of the Health Tech Africa podcast, Dr William Wasswa, Senior Lecturer and HoD of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering at Mbarara University, discusses the impact and role of the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) in Africa’s healthcare system – how it's advancing health outcomes, current usage levels across Africa, and its future potential

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The AI Revolution for Health in Africa

Wednesday, April 17, 2024 • Duration 09:38

In this episode of the Health Tech Africa podcast, Dr Chinasa T. Okolo expounds on artificial intelligence (AI) applications in Africa’s health sector. Dr. Okolo is a Fellow at The Brookings Institution’s Governance Studies programme, and a Consulting Expert for the AU-AI Continental Strategy for Africa. AI is a branch of computer science focused on building machines programmed to perform human-like tasks.

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Ending TB - Gendered Pathways and Health Tech

Thursday, March 28, 2024 • Duration 23:20

In this episode to commemorate World TB Day 2024, Dr Leyla Abdullahi, Senior Research and Policy Analyst at AFIDEP Senior Research and Policy Analyst at AFIDEP, Ms Evaline Kibuchi, Chief National Coordinator of Stop TB Partnership Kenya, and Ms Nkirote Mwirigi, Public Private Collaborations, Human Rights and Gender Coordinator in Kenya’s National Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Lung Disease Program, discuss prospects of achieving the global goal to end TB by 2030.

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African-Led Discourse on Emerging Health Technologies

Thursday, December 7, 2023 • Duration 15:02

In this episode of Health Tech Africa podcast, AFIDEP’s Director of Public Policy and Knowledge Translation, and Head of Kenya Office, Dr. Rose Oronje, shares insights on why conversations on health technologies in relation to the continent are important.

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Gender and Health Technologies

Episode 4

Tuesday, November 28, 2023 • Duration 13:04

In this episode of the Health Tech Africa podcast, Dr Damaris Matoke-Muhia, Principal Research Scientist at Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), takes us through considerations of gender when developing and applying health technologies.

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Governance and Regulation of Emerging Health Technologies in Africa

Monday, November 20, 2023 • Duration 19:37

Strong governance and regulatory systems are necessary in ensuring emerging health technologies truly address Africa’s high burden of disease. In this episode of the Health Tech Africa podcast, Dr Roy Mugiira, the Chief Executive Officer of Kenya’s National Biosafety Authority outlines what it would take to institute these strong systems.

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The African Union and Emerging Health Technologies

Season 1 · Episode 2

Friday, July 7, 2023 • Duration 12:41

The African Union High-Level Panel on Emerging Technologies (APET) has singled out ten emerging technologies as priority areas of relevance for Africa’s socio-economic development following an extensive survey. In this episode of the Health Tech Africa podcast, Dr Barbara Glover, Programme Officer of the APET, working at the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) outlines the technologies evaluated and recommended and what it means for health on the continent.

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Introducing Emerging Health Technologies in Africa

Season 1 · Episode 1

Tuesday, January 31, 2023 • Duration 15:42

In this episode of the Health Tech Africa podcast, the Project Director of the Platform for Dialogue and Action on Health Technologies in Africa, Professor Richard Mukabana, discusses new technologies that if well developed and proven safe and effective, have enormous potential to eradicate disease on the continent.

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