Kenya Providing Internet Access Through Balloons

Posted on :Wednesday , 5th August 2020

Loon, the balloon-centric project attempting to connect people to the internet, is live in Kenya, according to Alastair Westgarth from the company in a Medium blog post.

The Alphabet subsidiary is described in the blog post as a network of floating cell towers, or balloons which are sent into the sky to provide internet access. The idea behind the project is to provide internet connectivi. . .

Green Gratitude supports COVID health workers in Accra Ghana

Posted on :Thursday , 30th July 2020

Green Gratitude, a local Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) committed to the welfare of frontline workers in the Covid-19 fight, has extended a hand of support to Doctors and Nurses at the Covid-19 treatment centre at the El-Wak Stadium in Accra. The NGO has decided to provide at least one hot meal to the frontline staff at the facility for the next two weeks. 

The gest. . .

Phone-based HIV support system repurposed for COVID monitoring in Uganda

Posted on :Thursday , 30th July 2020

A cost-effective phone based system developed by a Cambridge researcher and her Ugandan colleagues to support HIV patients has been rapidly adapted by the team to help the Ugandan Ministry of Health monitor those in quarantine during the coronavirus pandemic.

People entering Uganda have been required to quarantine for 14 days as part of the country's lockdown measures, during which time t. . .

US Donates Ksh 7.9 Million Medical Equipment to Kenya

Posted on :Thursday , 30th July 2020

The United States is donating personal protective and hospital equipment valued at Ksh 7.9 Million to five hospitals in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Siaya, and Nakuru in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  

Each hospital in  Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Siaya, and Nakuru will receive N95 masks, surgical masks, coveralls, medical goggles, face shields, and pulse oximeters.. . .

COVID patients benefit from enhanced Homecoming initiative

Posted on :Thursday , 30th July 2020

Vodafone Ghana Foundation, the charity arm of Vodafone Ghana, has organised a virtual ceremony to launch its annual Homecoming initiative. The virtual launch formed part of efforts to herald the three-phased Homecoming initiative aimed at bringing relief to many patients who are in financial distress in some medical facilities nationwide. To kick start the first phase in the Northern belt, the . . .