{"id":20328,"date":"2021-03-13T10:25:18","date_gmt":"2021-03-13T07:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afidep.org\/interview-afidep-launches-new-platform-to-optimise-africas-voice-on-transformative-health-technologies\/"},"modified":"2021-03-13T10:25:18","modified_gmt":"2021-03-13T07:25:18","slug":"interview-afidep-launches-new-platform-to-optimise-africas-voice-on-transformative-health-technologies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afidep.org\/fr\/interview-afidep-launches-new-platform-to-optimise-africas-voice-on-transformative-health-technologies\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Dr. Eliya Zulu on launch of AFIDEP&rsquo;s new platform to optimise Africa\u2019s voice on transformative health technologies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/afidep.org\/fr\/staff\/eliya-m-zulu-ph-d\/\">Eliya Zulu<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/\">Voice of America (VOA)<\/a> as he discusses AFIDEP&rsquo;s newly launched platform &#8211; the <a href=\"\/?programme=health-tech-platform-htp-fr\">Health Tech Platform (HTP)<\/a>.\u00a0 HTP is an African driven advocacy platform that will facilitate discussions on transformative technologies such as genetically modified mosquitoes, drones and artificial intelligence to address key health challenges in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The overall purpose of the project is to ensure that Africans are meaningfully involved in driving conversations about the need for transformational tools and technologies, their design, development, testing, and uptake by governments, other development actors, and communities, including youth and women.<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/episode\/nightline-africa-4591341\">HERE<\/a> to listen to the radio interview (min 23.35-30.00) or download the audio file below:<\/p>\n<a  data-e-Disable-Page-Transition=\"true\" class=\"download-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/afidep.org\/fr\/download\/nightline_africa_voa_mp3_32kbps-1-mp3\/?tmstv=1775415333\" rel=\"nofollow\" id=\"download-link-16188\" data-redirect=\"false\" >\n\tNightline_Africa_VOA_MP3_32Kbps-1.mp3<\/a>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to\u00a0Eliya Zulu on Voice of America (VOA) as he discusses AFIDEP&rsquo;s newly launched platform &#8211; the Health Tech Platform (HTP).\u00a0 HTP is an African driven advocacy platform that will facilitate discussions on transformative technologies such as genetically modified mosquitoes, drones and artificial intelligence to address key health challenges in Africa. The overall purpose of the project is to ensure that Africans are meaningfully involved in driving conversations about the need for transformational tools and technologies, their design, development, testing, and uptake by governments, other development actors, and communities, including youth and women. 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