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Tackling non-communicable dieseases in Ghana with new business solutions
The lab of tomorrow (lot) fosters the creation of profitable and sustainable products and services which at the same time contribute to solving concrete challenges in developing and emerging countries. They are jointly developed by local and European companies with support from the lot, politics and research. The products and services are then brought to market and scaled as joint ventures or startups. The 11th lab of tomorrow process focuses on the challenge:
How might we prevent and control NCDs in Ghana in order to relieve the Ghanaian health care system?
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) – diseases which are not transmissible from person to person such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases – account for 43 % of all deaths in Ghana. The majority of NCDs are preventable which is an urgent challenge more than ever because people living with NCDs are highly vulnerable to COVID-19.
Within interdisciplinary teams you will get the opportunity to develop new business models (based on the Design Thinking Methodology), focusing on one of the following sub-challenges:
Take part in our 7 half-days virtual Innovation Sprint (February 8-19). Your role will be:
For more information about the challenge and the application procedure visit the lab of tomorrow website!
We are looking forward to receiving your application.