SwitchPoint Event in Ghana Showcases West Africa ’s Humanitarian Tech

August 02, 2018Humanitarian thinkers and doers from throughout West Africa and the US participated inIntraHealth International’s first Africa-basedSwitchPoint event last month as part of the annualExtreme Affordability Conference.Over 200 students, health workers, academics, scientists, technologists, venture capitalists, artists, and others gathered for the conference, which was hosted by the University of Utah at Ensign College of Public Health in Kpong, Ghana, to explore the latest in humanitarian technologies and new approaches to improving health and well-being in the region.“Our friends from Utah invited IntraHealth and our SwitchPoint production team to help create an unusual gathering within the conference,”says Rebecca Kohler, senior vice president for strategy and development at IntraHealth. “Together we infused the academic conference with the creativity, artivism, humanitarian tech, and entrepreneurial energy our annual SwitchPoint conference in Saxapahaw, North Carolina, is known for.”Microlabs gave participants a chance to design hands-on, practical solutions to real-world problems.This SwitchPoint event was the first of its kind in Africa and featured topics such as:The role of photography in global health and development.Ghanaian artist and photographer Nana Kofi Acquah discussed the power of visualization, respect, privacy, identity, and advocacy through the visual arts.How bicycles are helping more people get health services.Ensign College ’s Ste...
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