Various leaders who participated in the World Economic Development Conference confirmed that the problems in the health sector on the African continent can only be solved by governments and governments of countries that do not cooperate with their partners in putting efforts into technology.
This is one of the conclusions reached at a meeting organized by Gavin Institute, Zipline and the Ministry of Communications and Innovation in Nigeria, which brought together senior leaders from different sectors of the countries who attended the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. how they deal with the economic problems that threaten the health sector.
The conference brought together leading figures from the health sector, academia, and government to discuss solutions to the challenges facing the world’s economy.
Bosun Tijani, the Minister of Communications, Innovation, Nigeria, one of the organizers of this meeting, spoke very much about the problems that threaten the health sector in Africa and encouraged the participants of the meeting to establish different ways of working together to solve these problems.
Tijani stressed that the priority is to empower different governments to adopt the use of available technology and increase investment in connecting and empowering people with information. He emphasized the importance of ecosystem development and innovation in tackling Africa’s challenges. He said that Rwanda is a good example where the government has set up a system that helps everyone in innovation which has helped in the various development of the country.
In this meeting, the inconsistency of health activities in different regions was highlighted as one of the factors that slows down the development of this continent, while Tijani, first asked the decision makers to create other ways that use the ecosystem to improve health in Africa and increase the budget. ‘funds are being invested in medical infrastructure.
The adoption of medical technology has been undermined by Zipline’s efforts to distribute medical supplies to health facilities in Nigeria using unmanned aerial vehicles known as drones. These flights operate in several states of the country including Kaduna, Cross River, and Bayelsa to deliver supplies including vaccines, blood, and medicines to remote communities.
Drones, Ziplines that travel for three (3) hours in less than 35 minutes, this will greatly improve medical care by providing answers to the problems that patients have and also make life easier for patients. This Zipline technology has been considered a great success for the healthcare industry and has led many governments to adopt this Zipline technology as an important aerial tool to facilitate the transportation of hospital supplies.
Hon. Tijani praised such investment by Zipline, acknowledging it as a catalyst for technological progress. He stressed the need to invest in critical infrastructure and create a way for Africa to cope with its challenges and help it develop rapidly.
The theme of the conference was: “Innovation: Preserving and Developing Life.” Different people who participated in the conference shared their knowledge on how to increase the use of technology and innovation in solving problems in Africa. In this meeting, it was also concluded that cooperation between the State and its partners is important, that governments should increase their efforts to take care of health and make it a priority and invest in the production of vaccines.
