Karen Yeates (left) with colleagues Agnes Mtambo and Zahara Mahmoud, at the Pamoja Tunaweza Women's Centre in Moshi, Tanzania. Yeates is leading a project to improve cervical cancer screening in rural parts of the country.
The Kilimanjaro Cervical Screening Project —
Karen Yeates (left) with colleagues Agnes Mtambo and Zahara Mahmoud, at the Pamoja Tunaweza Women's Centre in Moshi, Tanzania. Yeates is leading a project to improve cervical cancer screening in rural parts of the country.
Queen's University
The cervical screening project is one of 68 schemes that will receive funding from Grand Challenges Canada. Another project will use Coca-Cola's distribution chain to improve the availability of life-saving drugs in developing countries.
Piggy-backing anti-diarrhea kits —
The cervical screening project is one of 68 schemes that will receive funding from Grand Challenges Canada. Another project will use Coca-Cola's distribution chain to improve the availability of life-saving drugs in developing countries.
ColaLife
Ten packages of "Kit Yamoyo" anti-diarrhea kits fit easily into a single crate of cola.
Piggy-backing anti-diarrhea kits —
Ten packages of "Kit Yamoyo" anti-diarrhea kits fit easily into a single crate of cola.
ColaLife
In Uganda, youth will be paid to collect and sort garbage and deliver it to a plant for conversion to fertilizer and biogas, in order to improve sanitation.
Urban waste collection —
In Uganda, youth will be paid to collect and sort garbage and deliver it to a plant for conversion to fertilizer and biogas, in order to improve sanitation.
Aleia McCord, W2E (U) Ltd
Uncollected waste lies in the streets of an urban slum in Uganda, which can cause flooding and breeding sites for waterborne diseases.
Urban waste collection —
Uncollected waste lies in the streets of an urban slum in Uganda, which can cause flooding and breeding sites for waterborne diseases.
Aleia McCord, W2E (U) Ltd
Dr. Anthony Ablordey handles a point-of-care test sample in a lab at the University of Ghana. The test aims to provide rapid and accurate detection of the Buruli ulcer disease in poor places.
Bedside diagnosis of buruli ulcers —
Dr. Anthony Ablordey handles a point-of-care test sample in a lab at the University of Ghana. The test aims to provide rapid and accurate detection of the Buruli ulcer disease in poor places.
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana
Green liquid indicates a positive test for the Buruli ulcer disease and yellow indicates negative.
Bedside diagnosis of buruli ulcers —
Green liquid indicates a positive test for the Buruli ulcer disease and yellow indicates negative.
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana
A Kenyan woman weaves a ceiling mat, an effective and environmentally sound tool used to prevent entry of malaria-transmitting mosquitoes into rural homes.
Controlling malaria —
A Kenyan woman weaves a ceiling mat, an effective and environmentally sound tool used to prevent entry of malaria-transmitting mosquitoes into rural homes.
Atieli et al, 2012