Nigerian girls win Silicon Valley contest for app that spots fake drugs

Photos: African innovations tackling serious health problems
Africa is brimming with innovative ideas. These schoolgirls from Nigeria have won the 2018 Technovation Challenge for their app that detects counterfeit medicine.
Scroll through to discover the inventions and innovations coming out of Africa.
Scroll through to discover the inventions and innovations coming out of Africa.
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Photos: African innovations tackling serious health problems
Spotting fake drugs – Their mobile app, called, FD-Detector, helps users identify fake medicines using a drug's barcode to verify its authenticity and expiration date.
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Photos: African innovations tackling serious health problems
Jacket diagnosing pneumonia – This biomedical smart jacket created by Ugandan inventor Brian Turyabagye can diagnose pneumonia four times faster than a doctor. It analyzes the chest and then sends the information via Bluetooth to a smartphone app.
Read more about this biomedical breakthrough.
Read more about this biomedical breakthrough.
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Photos: African innovations tackling serious health problems
Virtual pharmacy for unused medicine – A startup in Dakar, Senegal called JokkoSante helps locals exchange unused medication at a licensed pharmacy for points they can then spend on future medications.
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Read more about the startup.
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