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Nelson Boateng: Tackling Ghana’s Menace of Plastic Waste

Mar 30, 2024 Posted by: Anushree Nande Accra,  Ghana,  Nelson Boateng,  SDG 13
Nelson Boateng: Tackling Ghana’s Menace of Plastic Waste
Nelson: Thanks for having me, Spiffy! Ghana produces over 1.5 million tons of plastics waste annually and only 5% to 7 % is ever found and recycled. Nelplast collects all kinds of plastic waste with the exception of PVC pipes, mixes it with sand, carbon black, and organic pigment, and uses sand-poly extrusion method to produce affordable construction materials like lego bricks, pillar mold bricks, pavement tiles, and bricks. We have over 300 women working on collection and sorting. We also have nine women working in the factory.

Gregory Rockson: Disrupting the Healthcare Ecosystem in Africa through Innovation

May 05, 2023 Posted by: George Romar Accra,  Ghana,  Gregory Rockson,  SDG 3,  SDG 8,  SDG 9
Gregory Rockson: Disrupting the Healthcare Ecosystem in Africa through Innovation

Gregory: Glad to be with you, Spiffy! Our vision is an Africa that is in good health. mPharma is a patient-centered, technology-driven healthcare company that is disrupting the healthcare ecosystem in Africa by addressing the fragmented drug supply chain and its resulting impact on accessibility and affordability of drugs and healthcare services in Africa. As a healthcare provider, we provide innovative solutions, including vendor-managed inventory services for hospitals and pharmacies, a pharmacy-in-a-box franchise solution for community pharmacies known as “QualityRx,” aimed at scaling primary care solutions for community pharmacies, and a “heal-now-pay-later” financing solution for patients who pay for their drugs out-of-pocket—all of which mPharma pioneered in Africa.