African homes are plunged into darkness for hours on end every day. As the countries electricity crisis worsens. But why is the power great crumbling in this african power house . Plus, after 7 months at home, students in nigeria demand the reopening of their universities. But the lecturers and the government remain at odds. And we visit a doctor in uganda who even after losing his sight to an eye infection has never given up the blind g. B, still driven by the passion for his profession. Ah, im told me all logical. Welcome to the program. You can never really have too much of life and good health and right now, africans are living longer, healthier lives. The World Health Organization recently announced that healthy Life Expectancy on the continent has gone up from 46 years at the start of the millennium. To 56 years in 2019, thats almost 10 extra years in which a person lives in a good state of health. A key element is improving health care for women, advancement in Health Services like Cancer Screening could lead to better and timely treatment. The World Health Organization estimated some 700000 cancer deaths in africa in 2020 in cameron, one physician has come up with a device that helps to ease Cervical Cancer. Screening for women di dublin years africas blaze. A young reports from you own day s mother sir, has regular checkups Cervical Cancer can be cheated even did the early detection. The screening was more cleanings like this one in the capitol, yolande. That used to be a problem. Theres no special his doctor, nor any Cancer Screening machine. These smart device has changed all, but this is the 1st time sorrow has tried all the lou calling me keep that lucy bestows machine from after the screening. I feel totally fine. Thats very different to the previous tests that ive done from once the speculum is very different to the mazda, the one they used before was often very uncomfortable, and income for the blue flemish noise ammunitions used them at all to call a speckle, to whom of the vagina, many women find that invasive and distressing. Have walker sheer finding out about the smart device for the 1st time is made up of a mobile phone and is smart sprinkler that is less affordable. Irene can screen her patience with a smart keith. In all the 10 minutes, this is a measure relief or people like her walk in Mothers Health facilities across the Central African nation. So if i can love about that is true, that we do not have a specialist here, but tanks to this equipment we can solicit to help with a specialist from a distance who can help with diagnosing a patient can and provide better care for the patients when they up, hes our survey, the past lukewarm body bottle. Patsy. Diesel didnt you think was developed by dr. Tucker, so its 8 to 4 year old camry, new medical doctor, an entrepreneur. They controlled the device since data in real time and lang losses are right within minutes, then formation is not assessed remotely hooked by so schanzer with these are objective is that all women mother were to leave the mother with their found the mother. This was economy levels can have access to our civic arkansas screening at the point of care. With doctor taco hopes to launch a small class asking innovation across the continent by next year. At the same time, he continues to develop other Tech Solutions that can solve Articles Health needs. Am now joined by that innovator you saw in the report just now dr. Conrad hankle from yonder in cameroon. Welcome to d, w e news africa. And now can you tell us more about this smart speculum and how its different from the traditional approach are going to tell me father. So just to give an idea of the context. Right. So this is mark quincy vision. 2 very old. One is called the pickle breast, or go or give up, or one or 2 years old. And you know that the cole, scott, is Mike Michael Scott was friends, so they dont provide visual either on a like a computer screen. So 1st of all, this corpuscle device can 3 eyes and its not really available in developing and placing christ, cargo, and workers. Thats what we decided to do to build around and you know, based on Bank Corporate in this working all of us into one into one portable devices can adapt to the people who all areas on be able to easily use animals to provide a form in the area, so basically, coffers, pickle, article post. And i believe youve got 2 samples to show us how, how they compare just give and i go watermark, take a look factor because what it is, i think we mentioned more device, right . So if you buy a house where thats what it does, and then you press on on suitcases. But for the vision is sometimes uncomfortable up in some mission. But sometimes we cannot per funny, visualize. So we decided to read over and come, or we spark on device, which is like piece what the moving company is a smaller size and from the church covered also, i mean more comfortable for the women on each of the service for the provider and to bring it, it idea of being eco 1st and they cope with scope for g. Is that now with this device able to visualize smartphone are instead of the high cost the lcd screen, which is very cool. So yeah. Okay, thats interesting. So, so youve sort of simplified the whole process. Is this a world 1st . Yeah, of course its the 1st time you think written movie and come in with the possible compost scope, which was our article scoping to send by then congratulations on this innovation. You also have breast Cancer Screening that you carry out as well. Yeah, im in the objective of the project. Just maybe i can get it to most common cause im so sorry i have to get a book or can i come from what im 50 percent of all turns us or we can, i can book of them then thats a huge impact to decrease and you are able to sort of use technology to bring the services closer to people wherever they may be, but of course their issues to do with electricity. Power outage is a those a problem where you are but of course, i mean, were talking to course on the complex one below course is very difficult, complex talking about how much is the supply as well . Are you going to cover connectivity as well . But of course, co creation design more go, we try to incorporate all of these well, the most up, thats a machine to the context you sports on a context stuff. Conrad tank, who from yonder in cameroon. Many thanks for speaking to us with your watching d. W. News africa still to come losing his side to an eye infection hasnt rob this doctor of his vision for his profession. But 1st, as we saw technological advances and accessibility at the point of care, a driving improvements in the health of africans. But High Tech Health care is useless without the power to keep it running. South africa isnt the grip of an electricity shortage. The state Power Company ask um, recently implemented what it calls stage 6 of power cuts, all load shedding as they call it locally. But even that stage 6, many South Africans are without power for up to 10 hours a day. And the countries hospitals are not exempt from the power cuts lennox guest, a physician, has decided to do something about that. Professor Adam Mohammed joins me now from johannesburg. Welcome to d w. Africa at the moment. Can you tell us how s comes, load shedding affects the work you do, and what that means for the patients youre treating. Thank you so much for having me on your show. So i think the various stages of load shedding have various impacts the now we currently sitting at stage 5, almost touch day 6, worried about even impending dissolves. So an example of my hospital when you have low shading is the computers go off the scan, go all and every take, everything takes a little while to start. So that does put a delay in getting access for the patients to the radiology. And then the 2nd challenge is when you have low cheating, you dont have access to getting the results from what the doctors are putting up. And then they delayed results of patients actually getting those results that are very simplistic. We generated that we were installed for power outages. There were never envisioned for load shading, which means i was on in my hospital we pending on average 800 to 900 lead to the diesel a day when the low cheating and for how long of a park. So it, it can range from 2 to 4 hours, 2 to 3. 00 times a day at any time of the day. So our, our, every now is currently 2 to 4 hours a day times 2. 00 to 3. 00 times a day. And what does that, what does that mean for the equipment you use . So when you have in these outages, you going to damage the u. U p. S. System and the computers. And also all scans are quite fragile and old and should not even being use. They actually end up having much more problems or Circuit Breakers d b bought to have to be changed quite significantly. And now overload circuits are also being changed. So we have power surges when the power comes back one. And then you having equipment that takes us a long time to get, replace, going out, and then we again at the disadvantage and mercy of treating patients, right. And very quickly on a petition youre calling on the government to do something. What you want from the government very quickly when i want the government to exempt hospitals from being load shit, its happening in the western cape, which is one province of south africa that doesnt locate the hospitals. I want our government to exempt all government hospitals. Big Public Hospitals from low chatting to protect the patients. Thats what im asking for. All right, professor adam mont and johannesburg, thanks for the work youre doing and thanks for taking your time to speak to us. Thank you so much. Now load shedding as a dreaded term in south africa. Right now. The power rationing is affecting homes, public services, and even business, a disaster for africa most industrialized economy. Our correspondent adrian creek sent us this report went on and was a loved to come here for work. This was her laundry shop and springs close to johannesburg. And she had up to 30 customers a day. But 1st, she was hit by the pandemic. And then the constant power cuts, she had to leave a barbers shop, moved in. Isnt it cost us to full . This is i asked that it and this is our lost everything only to customers remains. None. Was, is doing their laundry from home now, and shop and machines, her 2 employees all gone. The fortune looks book now. I am in room with our me, but there will send sizzles to say, no, its at present. It will be offered around this time to this time, and well try and work around that. But still, no change out of the book. Checking the lord, shedding schedule, became a daily ritual for South Africans. Basic infrastructure like traffic lights is down. Many businesses and factories are forced to close. Others good generators or improve the crisis has been brewing for a decade. The state power utility, as common, has been blamed for mismanagement and corruption. Despite growing electricity demand crucial investments havent been mate. The power utility is heavily indebted despite several government bailouts in the past. 4 years, south africa fails to build new power plants to replace the aging ones that often havent been maintained properly. Now maintainance challenges and breakdowns are causing massive load, shedding the Nuclear Power plant behind me, for example, has been an operation for almost 40. Yes, there is no end in sight to the crisis. Those who can afford it, invest in renewables and inverters. But in one of the most, an equal society is in the world, only a few can win and was he doesnt want to give up. Shes saving money and looking for an investor to buy solar panels and get her laundry business started again. Most of the ailing Power Generation capacity was built long ago. I discussed this with militia Development Finance specialist with more than 20 years of experience and energy and infrastructure in sub saharan africa. And she explained why the system had not been modernized. Weve got to this point because we did not build enough new capacity to be able to meet our demand. As you could, i could pointed out some of the power plants quite old, getting back to 5060 s, the new ones, even we have the recent ones which are less than 10 years. But in terms of those plans with problems as well, with the facts in terms of when they were built. So now programs and not just about the old ones. But the load shedding is, is currently, you know, state 65 and 6 have been immensely disruptive. We could be on to stage 7, possibly 8. What would that look like . That would be the end of that, because that means that escrow has to shed about 7000. 00 megawatts of capacity. And then its already having an impact on our economy and everywhere else everybodys affected with that. And so that you guys having issues in terms of growth. So this will have an impact on the economy. Now president emsella, im a post those on this foreign tour here supposed to be the un general assembly. This week may have to cut that short, come back home to deal with this problem, what possible emergency measure. Would he be able to pull off in terms of emergency measures . Theres not much we, we are talking about a getting a 1000 megawatts from already existing a u. T plans from credit to generate test in south africa and also from the region to try and black in they get to and now its going to be able to replenish the peking power capacity, which is, you know, these are in idaho power in whatever this is similar to the p class, but in terms of long term issues, building new capacity will take a long time. So we have only 10, so that will not help us. Talk about building a capacity over a long time. Thats, thats a know the whole that the system needs, right. The system is in the home because we are currently decommissioning with machine to call mackie corvette talk nicely. Im planning to decommission quite a few by 2030. That means that we desperately need new, reliable capacity to, to help us in that and is the and see government to blame for this whole mass. I mean, theyve been in government since the end of apartheid. Thats the way to go question, but of course is that really lucky is that is ones ability to ensure that we have security supply in the country. And that has been a challenge for many years and we still dont get that credible plan on the table that will address this issue. So definitely a lot of people will say that is the case. Ok. Who say militia development, finance specialist. Thank you for speaking to us. Thank you. Ah, university strikes are nothing unusual in nigeria. In fact, there have been 17 strikes over the past 23 years, but few have lasted so long as the current one since february, lecturers at major is public universities have not been able to come to an agreement with a government over their pay. Thats left 2 and a half 1000000 students stock at home. And as dw, only sat to go my reports, this time, they are the ones taking action. Oh University Students here angry. The are protest blocked the main access road to the Legacy International airport, causing disruption for travelers and snarling traffic. They want the government to end the monks, long strike. Right . Electra union asked you, i will be good. I will listen to also is to listen to us. Oh, so grand with because our own education of granted by some asked to sign to deal with a government for better pay and conditions back in 2009 boss. The union says promises mid den. Ive not been camped. I reported here at the university of lagos, wendy strikes. Thats it. I see february, nothing has changed. The halls of learning are still closed. Im students, nigeria Mex International professionals. I held hosted by this academic sco, make e format ema is a 2nd year student of economics. The strike has kept her home since february at all points. I got a leg to chris. I was like, i wasnt really going, im glad a court just or that the strike in lecture as to return to work, triggering some hope for a former if they can call you talk to d, well be very happy. Im glad to go back to her classes as well as we are hoping for. But with electra as union legend to appeal to ruling. And in return to the classroom looks far off. Even more distant is a permanent solution to University Funding in nigeria. Ah. Finally, to uganda, where one doctor is winning the hearts of his patients. At his private clinic, timothy or callo lost his sight to an infection, but he has not lost his medical expertise. In fact, his thriving and his job and helping to fight stigma against the visually impaired t ws. Julius ma gamble reports from capella. These might look like a routine medical examination, but it is not dr. Timothy or kilo his blind. So to diagnose is the patient. He uses all his other senses. The mother has complete trust in his special way of treating her child who works compassion tool. And he, he, as for you and you feel like you isnt going to sleep on work on me. Basically has a touching her healing hand this way were kind of in for him from where we are from up to it in 2011 or can or had been practicing as a doctor for 5 years. But then he was diagnosed with a rear eye infection called veritas. They did some solder, they are on government, some treatment can mark improved 6 months down the road, the still to failed. So i just had to accept what had to come my were and i settled before blindness or killer. Sees that adapting to blindness has been a challenge both to personal and professional level. But his mental resilience has helped him to cope. I strongly believe that every challenge has a solution. So i sat down, i had to come up with the with that, how best can i practice my medicine . With the lid imitation, which ive, what were kilowatts. We have full time. 80, who does all their vision investigations such as sing symptoms and taking notes . The physician sees that more than 10 years of blindness have made him a better listener. My hearing, its sore shopping ever since i lost my sight, an eternity i lot. Even sometimes i just listen to the breaths of the bid. I listen and i will tell them no there will dismiss breathing. That is a problem. If i am far away from my stethoscope, i request for it and a ticket to mark juliette. According to the wild hills organizations, regional office, about 50 percent of the global population of blind people are estimated to be in africa. Killer sees that the fis many forms of discrimination. Public talks, advocates for the of rice. Sometimes if somebody does not know youre back on ground, it is you have to believe that you can do something. It is hard to fun and player to believe that you can deliver or killer inspires the blind community. This Football Team has asked him to lobby support for the blind, using his influence. Is the way of seen or these guys were of come here. Most of them dont have more be tech prices that are devices that they use to move. For example, white gains. So is going to help us to link up we to linked to a oh of getting those mavita glasses and other support and equipment that you can use in our game. And are also in the day to day running of october or killer. May have lost his sight, but not the capacity to compact to people. He touches with the healing hunt and on that inspiring. No, thats it for now. But be sure to check out our other stories on d. W dot com, forward slash africa, or on facebook and twitter. Next time. Ah, [000 00 00;00] with who shift your guide to life in that digital world. Explore the latest online trends. Navigate your way through the digital jungle. Get a global perspective. Ah will be your guide and show you whats possible. You decide what really matters to you. 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