In sub-Saharan Africa, power outages, low technology penetration, slow internet and understaffed hospitals plague health care systems. To make progress on these problems in Malawi, TED Fellow Soyapi Mumba and his team created a new system from scratch -- from the software that powers their electronic health records to the infrastructure used to support it. In this quick, hopeful talk, Mumba shares how his jack-of-all-trades mindset can help reshape health care in low-resource environments.

Soyapi Mumba: Medical tech designed to meet Africa's needs

Medical tech designed to meet Africa's needs

To counter power outages and slow internet, innovative touch screen terminals and modified i-Openers were repurposed for Malawi's hospitals.

Unique patient IDs and barcoded health booklets streamline medical records, reducing wait times for overburdened clinics in Malawi.

Harnessing retail tech for healthcare, innovators in Malawi transform point-of-sale terminals into clinical tools, enhancing efficiency.