Entries Tagged to 'health'
Toby Kurien, IBM Research talks about: why the IBM Research Lab decided it needed a Maker Space; the different types of prototyping equipment available in the Maker Space in Tshimologong Precinct in downtown Johannesburg; and using a wearable sensor to track tuberculosis and patient journeys.
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December 16, 2017
Start-up founder Nicole Kayode, Medixus talks about: how the Medixus platform will work; how doctors will benefit from using the platform; the business model; Kayode's attitude to start-up investment; and its launch plans.
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April 26, 2017
Sara Hilliard Garrett, Strategy and Legal, Vula Mobile talks about: what Vula Mobile's app does; how the founder came to start the company; how rural health workers can use the app to communicate more effectively with medical specialists;where the app is being used in South Africa; the current use stats; its expansion plans outside South Africa; and its business model.
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January 7, 2017
Dr Adejobi Adeloye, NovaDOC talks about: making changes in healthcare in Nigeria; providing a doctors on call platform; and how the service might be used in rural areas.
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July 21, 2016
Puseletso Mompei, New Business Director, CenHealth talks about: what this South African start-up does; its partnership with ER24; the business model for the company; the different packages it offers; and how it sees its future prospects.
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November 27, 2015
Project Manager Albert Saka, Keepers Zambia talks to Rob Mayes about his work on the Cola Life pilot: working in two districts to pilot the Cola Life approach; getting mothers to understand the benefits of the diahorrea kits as an alternative to traditional healers or remedies; the level of use of the kits at the end of the trial; and about his role in the the documentary The Cola Road.
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December 15, 2013
The subjects of a new award winning documentary (The Cola Road), the founders of Cola Life, Jane and Simon Berry talk to Rob Mayes about: why was Coca Cola able to deliver its drink to the most rural parts of Africa but medicines didn't get there; how the came to start Cola Life and the impact of the Internet and Facebook on it becoming a success; the design of the pack to go into Coca Cola delivery crates; the trial they ran to prove to approach in Zambia and its results; the lessons from the pilot; and how they see the approach being implemented.
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November 29, 2013
Maeghan Orton, Medic Mobile on: what happens to the data Medic Mobile helps collect; whether decisions are made using the data; an application to ensure vaccine fridges stay at the right temperature; stock control using Medic Mobile apps; and the important of committed staff in Ministries of Health.
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August 5, 2013
Maeghan Orton, Medic Mobile talks about: the apps Medic Mobile has built; where these are being used; the number of people using them; using a microprocessor and SIM to collect data; the types of phones used; what phones health workers have; and creating a sustainable model by offering a recharger to health workers.
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August 4, 2013
Founder of pace4life Balasundaram Lavan talks about: how he came to set up the company; the processes involved in recycling pacemakers; the partners pace4life operates with; and the business model of the company.
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July 14, 2013
Ben Bellows, Research Associate, Population Council, Kenya talks about: the health gap in terms of births between OECD and developing countries and within rich and poor in developing countries; using vouchers to target subsidy to low-income families; the Kenyan pilot in 5 out of 47 counties; and the impact of the pilot so far.
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May 28, 2013
Geof Rayner, Professor Associate in Public Health, Brunel University and Honorary Research Fellow, City University, London talks about: how the Food Standards Agency in the UK no longer has responsibility for nutrition; the legislation in Denmark against trans fats; the use of saturated fats and how these are cheaper and more abundant as a side-product of low-fat foods; and the increasing use of corn syrups.
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May 13, 2013
Gregg Sando, CEO and Founder, Cell Medica on: why he gave up being a banker and went back to University; how this helped him recruit for his new company; the use of cells to boost the body's immunity and its applications; competing approaches using drugs; the reason for adopting approaches that build immunity; the process used by Cell Medica; and the viruses that lay dormant in everyone.
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May 13, 2013
Geoff Rayner, Professor Associate in Public Health, Brunel University and Honorary Research Fellow, City University, London talks about: how trends in food and drink legislation will affect companies; how a company like Pepsi is beginning to think through these issues; and the impact on companies of things like like legislation in New York on trans fats. This clip is a preview to a longer interview that will appear in March 2013.
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February 25, 2013
WSA Mobile Content Awards 2013 winner: Sri Lankan Dr Kosala Liyange, Medical Joyworks (Company motto: Making medicine fun) on its app Prognosis - Your Diagnosis talks about: how it's like having Dr House on your phone; the number of case studies and downloads; the expert validation of the case study material; and who uses the app.
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February 15, 2013
