Norah Magero, the co-founder of Drop Access talks about her invention the Vaccibox. In Kenya a large majority of the population live in remote rural areas with often limited energy access. The Vaccibox is a solar powered vaccine fridge that allows for the safe transportation and storage of vaccines to remote areas.

In this episode she explains how she got the idea for the Vaccibox, the challenges her and her team went through as they tried to manufacture the Vaccibox locally in Kenya during the pandemic, and the results they have seen since distributing the Vaccibox the rural healthcare facilities in Kenya.

Norah and the Vaccibox went on to win the 2022 Africa Prize from the Royal Academy of Engineering making her only the second woman and first Kenyan to win the prize. 

Guests

Norah Magero, Co-founder and CEO, Drop Access

Resources

For more information on the Vaccibox, click here

For more information on the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Africa Prize, click here 

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