Anthony Langat

2 weeks ago | willowhealthmedia.org | Anthony Langat

In South Africa, HIV self-testing is via WhatsApp chatbot—no clinic, no awkwardness, just a calm voice guiding you snap a photo of your test strip. Click. Then results appear.  In 2023, just half of Kenya’s health facilities could provide lab services due to equipment shortages and staffing gaps, forcing many patients to forgo critical testing when they couldn’t travel further from their home areas, according to data from the Ministry of Health.

2 weeks ago | willowhealthmedia.org | Anthony Langat

In South Africa, HIV self-testing is via WhatsApp chatbot—no clinic, no awkwardness, just a calm voice guiding you snap a photo of your test strip. Click. Then results appear.  In 2023, just half of Kenya’s health facilities could provide lab services due to equipment shortages and staffing gaps, forcing many patients to forgo critical testing when they couldn’t travel further from their home areas, according to data from the Ministry of Health.

2 weeks ago | devex.com | Anthony Langat

Last week, African government leaders gathered to outline a blueprint to tackle the continent’s mounting debt burdens, calling on high-income countries to fulfill their official development assistance obligations and increase contributions to the International Monetary Fund’s initiatives for poverty reduction. Gathered at the African Union Conference on Debt in Lomé, Togo, delegates from African Union member state governments and finance institutions adopted a joint declaration on debt.

1 month ago | devex.com | Anthony Langat

People with disabilities face many barriers across their lives. Often, they are cumulative: Lack of access to inclusive education can lead to fewer employment opportunities later in life. Such barriers are compounded by the high cost of assistive devices, making it difficult for people with disabilities to access social services, such as health care or welfare services. Ike Agyei Mensah, a Ghanaian innovator, is looking to change that.

1 month ago | devex.com | Anthony Langat

Proper diagnosis is the cornerstone of effective disease treatment. On the African continent, however, which bears over  of the global disease burden, diagnoses are often incorrect — or missing altogether. Artificial intelligence, or AI, may be changing that. Ifeoluwa Dare-Johnson, a Nigerian innovator, created an AI-powered application that enables users to do diagnostic testing from the comfort of their homes.