Anti-Malaria Drug Wins African Innovation Award

The only female in the top 10, Dr Imogen Wright of South African, took the second position walking away with $25,000 together with second runner up Dr Eddy Agbo from Nigeria who also won $25,000 while the remaining seven from the top 10 each walked away with $5,000.

Dr Wright came up with a software solution that enables healthcare workers to determine HIV positive patient’s responsiveness to ARV drug treatment while Dr Agbo developed Urine test for Malaria, a rapid non-blood diagnostic medical device that can diagnose malaria in less than 25 minutes.