India's health minister says action has been taken against more than 100 pharmaceutical companies, following deaths linked to cough syrups last year. An Indian-made cough medicine was blamed for dozens of child deaths in The Gambia and Uzbekistan.
The innovation is based on the "10,000 household model" - a traditional practice where people use drums to alert their community to an emergency
Uganda’s Anatoli Kirigwajjo is the founder and CEO of Yunga, a local digital security network that enhances neighbour-to-neighbour safety. He was recently awarded"The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation" dedicated to developing African innovators. The award, founded by the Royal Academy of Engineering in the UK, is granted after participants go through an eight-month period of training and mentoring.
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