Healing Hearts
Van Richardson, the head of globalization technology, once said, "I would love to see more blacks in technology ". He must have said this with geniuses like Cameroon's Arthur Zang in mind. For Zang not only became a black person in technology, but also one in the medical industry. A computer science student at 24, he was inventing the cardio pad, a device that would enable doctors in urban areas to diagnose and treat patients in remote areas without touching them. He responded to the plea of mentor, Samuel, a medical practitioner who said they couldn't reach all the patients there being 30 cardiologists to the twenty million Cameroonians. With the cardio pad, a local practitioner could conduct heart examinations like the electro cardiogram and send to specialists for diagnosis and treatment. Like any good journey worth taking, Zang's was not easy. To start manufacturing the cardio pads, he had to convince his mother a nurse, to obtain a bank loan for him to finish his prototype, get funding from his 2014 Rolex award, and also aid from Cameroon's president who listened to Arthur's cry for help in one of the articles that were published about the cardio pad. By 2016, Arthur, at 29 was starting a medical company, Himore Medical Equipment, which produces Cardio-Pads and diagnostic kits. His efforts to make the world a better place didn't go unnoticed as he was awarded the 2015/2016 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation,. Arthur has since then continued to improve the health sector as during the covid pandemic, he created oxynet, a system to supply oxygen to over ten patients simultaneously. Here lies Arthur Zang, a force to be reckoned with. While we are talking about technology and innovations, one cannot leave out Mark Dean and that's my next story.
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