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Prof. de Wet Swanepoel
NAIROBI, KENYA The African Academy of Sciences (AAS) is has announced Professor Daniël Christiaan de Wet Swanepoel from University of Pretoria, South Africa, as the winner of the lusegun Obasanjo Prize for Scientific Breakthrough and/or Technological Innovation.
Prof Swanepoel was selected for the prestigious award prize for his innovative and highly impactful research work in tele-health and mobile health (mHealth), specifically in the field of audiology.
He has collaborated on and conducted numerous research studies on using smartphone technologies to provide equitable access to hearing healthcare services, especially in low- and middle-income countries.
“Congratulations to Prof Daniël Christiaan de Wet Swanepoel for achieving this feat. This award is a testament to his ingenuity in audiology and his dedication to improving the quality of life of Africans suffering from hearing impairment. Prof Swanepoel has pushed the boundaries in science to come
UP professor wins prize for improving access to hearing healthcare services Reitumetse Mahope Daniël Christiaan de Wet Swanepoel, of the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology won a prize for his hearZA app. Photo: Supplied The prize was presented to Prof Swanepoel at the 12th AAS General Assembly, which took place virtually from 7 to 9 December, and was co-hosted with the British University in Egypt.
A University of Pretoria (UP) professor has been awarded the African Academy of Sciences’ (AAS) prize for his innovative research in tele-health and mobile health.
Daniël Christiaan de Wet Swanepoel, of the department of speech-language pathology and audiology of the humanities faculty, won the 2020 Olusegun Obasanjo Prize for scientific breakthrough.
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