Africa innovates Magazine -AI4DEV - Flipbook - Page 47
ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATOR
A high-end respirator device with remote control
mechanism, collaboratively designed by a team of
Mathematicians, Computer Scientists, Electro-mechanics, Engineering, IT and Telecommunication
students.
Four-teachers and researchers in Senegal mobilised their expertise, departments and students
and came up with an artificial respirator to contain
COVID-19. The four luminaries leading the project
are Doctors Ibrahima Gueye, Ousmane Seydi and
Ahmed Mouhamadou from Polytechnic School
of Thiès (EPT) a public institution together with
Mamadou Lamine Diagne from the University of
Thies. The foursome have developed an affordable
and easy to mount artificial respirator to assist
COVID-19 patients in critical care.
Niger
MURYAR MATASSA
D I G I TA L P L AT FO R M A G A I N S T T H E
SPREAD
Muryar Matassa - which means “Voice of Youth” in Hausa, is a
web and app platform, created by a group of young Nigeriens
aged between 22-25, passionate about ICTs and how they can
use their skills to mitigate the ravages of COVID-19 in their
communities. They use the digital platform as civic, health and
education tool for information and idea sharing about COVID-19.
Young people represent almost two-thirds of
Niger’s population and if at least one young
person per village will be engaged in fighting
COVID-19, some 20,000 youth will spread the
The chameleon changes
color to match the earth,
the earth doesn’t
change colors to match
the chameleon.
word about protection measures and symptoms
and at the same time report alert cases to the
health system. Jamilou Idi Saadou, one of the
members of the innovation team, says.
Senegalese Proverb
Cameroon
ELECTRONIC
DISINFECTION GATE
photo: Shutterstock.com
This the fast and frugal decontaminator is a creation of Serge Armel
Njidjou - an engineer and a management specialist with a passion
for innovation and entrepreneurship. The device, which at 10 seconds
and 15 francs per user is one of the fastest and the cheapest on the
market. The gate is now use in many places in the country, including entrances to some shopping malls, health centers and even the
national assembly.
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