Good health & well-being

SDG Intro

Goal 3: Good health & well-being
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Many more people today are living healthier lives than in the past decade. Nevertheless, people are still suffering needlessly from preventable diseases, and too many are dying prematurely. Overcoming disease and ill health will require concerted and sustained efforts, focusing on population groups and regions that have been neglected.

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Irish Tech Challenge South Africa 2024

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InnovateHER – Youth Innovation Competition

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Innovation

Flexible Endoscope at Point of Care

University of Cape Town

Hysteroscopy is a procedure that requires the direct visualization of the uterine cavity to diagnose and treat abnormal uterine conditions. Health professionals regard it as the gold‑ standard for...

In- and Outdoor IMU System

University of Cape Town

Our invention consists of an array of Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) sensors that are synchronized with one another. The IMU sensors measure the inertia and position of the subject within a space...

Blood-based Cancer Diagnostic Signature expressed in Serum has the potential for Non-specifically detecting Early-stage Cancer

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The nucleus of a cell is central to the well-being of any living organism. It stores and organises information from other cellular components and protects this information. It communicates...

Anti-Cancer Combination Therapy with Potential for Reduced Toxicity

University of Cape Town

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Various cancers, including gynecological cancers, are becoming resistant or insensitive to platinum-based chemotherapy and consequently higher dosages are required to be effective...

Transdermal treatment of type 11 diabetes

University of South Africa

This technology relates to the transdermal treatment of diabetes. In particular, to a formulation for the transdermal delivery of the photoactive antidiabetic agent diosgenin that is encapsulated and...

Novel drug combination for the treatment of colon and breast cancers

University of South Africa

The innovation is the rational combination of ezetimibe and curcumin for the treatment of colon cancer- which means one can apply a cancer therapeutic, orally. This would have significant value to the...

Coordinating the efficient distribution of ACTs Drugs

University of South Africa

A mobile application to facilitate the efficient delivery of artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) which are dependent on a multi-embedded supply chain coordination for the distribution of...

Cancer Cell Propagation Method and Kit: isolating and propagating primary tumor cells from biopsies for long term growth in culture

University of Cape Town
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Immortalized cell lines have been used extensively in cancer biology and as a model system to test the efficacy of vaccines, but their use is becoming increasingly limited because of...

Software-enabled Image Correction Shimming Tool for MRI Scanners

University of Cape Town
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A Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner applies magnetic fields to a human or animal in order to generate an image of a specific region of the body. Due to a number of internal and...

Intelligent Force Plate Array

University of Cape Town

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Biomedical studies (e.g., prosthetic development and injury rehabilitation), sports science research, high-performance optimization research and assessments, and bipedal or quadraped...

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End poverty in all its forms everywhere
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End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
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Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
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Quality Education
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Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
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Gender Equality
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Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
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Clean water & sanitation
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Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
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Affordable & clean energy
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Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
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Decent work & economic growth
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Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
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Industry, innovation & infrastructure
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Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
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Reduced Inequalities
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Reduce inequality within and among countries
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Sustainable cities and communities
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Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
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Responsible consumption and production
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Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
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Climate action
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Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
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Life below water
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Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources
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Life on land
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Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss
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Peace, justice and strong institutions
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Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies
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Partnerships for the goals
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Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
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