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Dr Mina Habib turned a simple nylon thread into a "mechanical hinge" that saves sight. This Cairo-born innovation makes world-class glaucoma surgery affordable for every African clinic.
For decades, Dr Valentin Agon researched the healing powers of Beninese plants. His invention, His low-cost malaria treatment, Api-Palu, is now saving lives across four African nations.
Oshiorenoya Agabi is fusing living brain cells with silicon chips to create computers that can "smell" explosives and disease. His journey from Surulere to Silicon Valley is rewriting the global tech rules.
From a six-hour hospital wait in Accra to leading global AI policy, Darlington Akogo is building 'digital doctors' to bridge Africa’s specialist gap.
Christian Cédric Toé didn't just build a cooler; he built a lifeline. His "Laafi" box uses the sun to keep life-saving medicines cold in the world's harshest climates.
Tobi Olatunji created Intron Health to save doctors hours of paperwork by building the world's first clinical speech recognition tool tuned for African accents.
Arthur Zang created the Cardiopad, a life-saving touchscreen tablet that allows heart exams to be performed in remote villages and sent to city specialists.
Adrian Gore turned the insurance world upside down by stopping people from dying, rather than just paying out when they do. Meet the man who made healthy living a currency.
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