#africaninventors

[eproxy]

Meet Yusuf Bilesanmi, a Nigerian engineer who recently won the One to Watch Award at the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation for his invention, "ShiVent." This low-cost, non-electric ventilator is designed to be highly efficient in its use of oxygen.

Yusuf, now 37, grew up in a modest background and initially pursued a degree in Law at Lagos State University before shifting his focus to science and engineering.

ShiVent is a non-invasive ventilator aimed at helping patients with respiratory difficulties. According to Yusuf, "ShiVent doesn’t require electricity, is easy to install, non-invasive, and oxygen-efficient. We believe it can save lives where more expensive or oxygen-intensive technologies aren’t available."

Well done, Yusuf! 👏

[bloomingnightskty]

"Cameroonian engineer, Arthur Zang developed Africa’s first handheld medical computer tablet that help diagnose people with heart disease. His patented invention Cardiopad, is a 25 centimeter touch-screen medical tablet that enables health workers to perform cardiac tests such as electrocardiograms (ECG) at far away remote areas and beyond. The reports can then be wirelessly send results to doctors via the Internet for interpretation. Zang’s invention will help millions of people who suffer from heart related problems, most especially those in the rural areas. Cardiopad has been validated by the Cameroonian scientific community as extremely effective and it is currently undergoing trials in a number of medical hospitals in Cameroon." #blackisbeautiful #blackmenmatter #blackscientists #blackengineers #blackinventors #cameroon #africa #cardiopad #africaninventors #cardio #helpingpeople #blacksintech #africanempowerment #hospitals #heart #younginventors #blackandbrilliant #blackexcellence #arthurzang #heartdisease #medicine #science #scienceandtechnology

[thelab3l]

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