CcHUB Africa is the biggest Pan African Innovation Enabler with physical offices in Lagos Nigeria, Nairobi Kenya, Kigali Rwanda, and Windhoek Namibia. The Design Lab in Kigali is the research, design, and engineering unit of the umbrella CcHUB brand. The CcHUB Design Lab, launched on February 14, 2019, by Minister Paula Ingabire, focuses on research […]
The below visual object shows progress toward reaching global targets (70% by mid-2022) of vaccinations against COVID-19. It shows total number of people who received at least one vaccine dose per 100 people in the total population, total number of people who received all doses prescribed by the initial vaccination protocol per 100 people in
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Life expectancy is an indication of the average period a person is expected to live. High quality life is a goal pursued by everyone. Living longer and having healthier conditions has become a common aspiration shared by all. Various studies and research have been conducted across the globe to understand and identify the factors to
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The ongoing coronavirus pandemic is showing close relationships between urbanization and new or re-emerging infectious diseases. Urban areas in countries across the globe have reported more COVID-19 cases than rural areas. In the two-month period between 2021 January and the end of February, rural areas in some of African countries are seeing a rise in
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According to the CDC, from the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, scientists around the world have been working to identify the source of the outbreak. They have been studying the disease and develop guidance to slow the spread while monitoring and tracking its progress. These investigations are guiding government health officials to make informed decisions.
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A pandemic is controlled by various measures, including Vaccination (which operates by reducing the number of susceptible individuals in the population), and combination of measures operate to reduce the number of infected individuals freely mixing in the population (such as Quarantining, lockdown, and curfew) (World Health Organization 2018). During the COVID-19 pandemic, in absence of
The COVID-19 pandemic demands a significant shift in how we live, work, and socialize. It has therefore made it necessary for society to prioritize innovation to meet immediate challenges caused by the pandemic. The ensuing response is also producing inspiring innovative solutions, catalysing the use of digital technologies, proving that necessity is indeed the mother
The COVID-19 pandemic demands a significant shift in how we live, work, and socialize. It has therefore made it necessary for society to prioritize innovation to meet immediate challenges caused by the pandemic. The ensuing response is also producing inspiring innovative solutions, catalysing the use of digital technologies, proving that necessity is indeed the mother
The COVID-19 pandemic demands a significant shift in how we live, work and socialize. It has therefore made it necessary for society to prioritize innovation to meet immediate challenges caused by the pandemic. The ensuing response is also producing inspiring innovative solutions proving that necessity is indeed the mother of invention. COVID-19 has been the
The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently held the 1st WHO Infodemiology Conference – a series of 7 webinars that took place over 3 weeks from 29th June 2020. Infodemics, as defined by WHO, refers to an overabundance of information (some accurate and some not) occurring during an epidemic. Just like an epidemic, an infodemic spreads
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