Hello, sunshine: how solar electricity transformed care at a remote Zimbabwean clinic

At off-grid Hakwata Clinic in Zimbabwe’s Manicaland Province, women gave birth by candle-light and gas-powered fridges strained to keep vaccines cool. That all changed when a solar mini-grid was installed. 27 September 2024 by Farai Shawn Matiashe A 200kW solar mini-grid providing uninterrupted power to a clinic in Hakwata village in Chipinge, Zimbabwe. Credit: Farai Shawn…

The love doctor: how Nigerian matchmaking apps are getting right down to genetics

Matchmaking apps and dating platforms in Nigeria are joining the fight against sickle cell anaemia, a dangerous and genetically heritable condition. 26 September 2024 by Zubaida Baba Ibrahim When Onyinye Igbokwe, the founder of Genzee Baddies – an innovative dating app – turned 25, he discovered that his search for a life partner involved more than…