I'm an Australian science journalist based in Cali, Colombia covering STEM in The Global South. I'm the current Vice-President of the Colombian Association of Science Journalism (ACPC) and helped organize the 12th World Conference of Science Journalists, with 600+ attendees in Medellin, Colombia.
right NaYa's agent, the pharmacist, the patient, NaYa 's agent). Taken on July 13th 2020 in front of the pharamacie Bleue Plus SARL Yaounde by the pharmacist assistant .A researcher from Cameroon, working on sickle cell disease, is now aiming to help patients in low-income countries in west Africa afford the medicine that they need.disease cases occur in sub-Saharan Africa and 89% of women in central and west Africa lack access to universal medical coverage.
In a pilot implementation in Cameroon's capital, NaYa boosted the ability of informal workers to handle unexpected challenges, while growing resilience among informally employed individuals; increasing income for local medical providers, and guaranteed access to critical services.The World s Best Single Malt Whisky According To The 2024 World Whiskies Awards
"These shows ignited a desire to bring healthcare to those in challenged communities," she says,"I have initially set to become a medical doctor but my journey led me to life science research in Canada first and then the US where I obtained a doctorate from the faculty of medicine of Cincinnati US, working on developing therapies for the world first discovered genetic disease afflicting so many African descent: sickle cell disease.
"With both lived experiences, the need for by design end-to-end solutions to Global South healthcare issues become apparent and with that the possibility and credibility to work with local actors to define or adapt scientific findings distribution model," she says.According to a 2022 study, Zambian women still have a 1% risk of dying in pregnancy or childbirth, even though Zambia’s death rate for pregnant mothers decreased by more than half between 2000 and 2017.
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