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Kiewiet de Jonge, Josephine (author)
This graduation project consists of the journey of developing a context-specific training system for nurses to administer a paracervical block (PCB) using the medical Chloe Syringe Extension Device (SED). This six-month during project is being carried out on behalf of TU Delft and Chloe Company. The aim of the project is to enable nurses in sub...
master thesis 2024
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Feberwee, Kai (author)
Throughout sub-Saharan Africa, agricultural activities in urban and peri-urban areas are threatened by urban sprawl. These activities are important not just for the livelihoods of those who take part in it, but also for the food security of the city. Historically, in Kumasi 40% of the crops in the city are sourced from urban and peri-urban...
master thesis 2023
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Samenjo, K.T. (author), Oosting, R.M. (author), Bakker, C.A. (author), Diehl, J.C. (author)
Healthcare facilities in low-resource settings in Sub-Saharan Africa are plagued<br/>with issues of non-functional and obsolete medical devices, which ultimately<br/>end up prematurely disposed of as waste. With increasing healthcare demands,<br/>stopping medical device disposal is imperative. One way to achieve this is<br/>to leverage circular...
journal article 2023
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Prasad, Pooja (author), Duker, Annelieke (author), de Fraiture, Charlotte (author), van der Zaag, P. (author)
There is an urgent need in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to enhance irrigation access to meet the challenges of growing population and climate risk. To achieve this, big investments are currently planned in large irrigation infrastructure. We believe there is danger in following this conventional approach, which requires big lumpsum investments,...
journal article 2023
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Samenjo, K.T. (author), Ramanathan, Aparna (author), Gwer, Stephen Otieno (author), Bailey, Robert C. (author), Otieno, Fredrick Odhiambo (author), Koksal, Erin (author), Sprecher, Benjamin (author), Price, R.A. (author), Bakker, C.A. (author), Diehl, J.C. (author)
Underfunded healthcare infrastructures in low-resource settings in sub-Saharan Africa have resulted in a lack of medical devices crucial to provide healthcare for all. A representative example of this scenario is medical devices to administer paracervical blocks during gynaecological procedures. Devices needed for this procedure are usually...
journal article 2023
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Calzati, S. (author)
This article focuses on the launch by the Chinese company Huawei of ICT academies in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and Kenya especially. Existing literature shows contrasting findings concerning the impact of such formation and recruitment centres. Through high-level thematic and sentiment analyses, this article examines various Huawei accounts on...
journal article 2023
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van Engelenhoven, Jan (author)
In developing countries, dependency on the agricultural sector, especially represented by smallholder farmers, is high. Approximately 90% of food in Africa is produced by smallholders.<br/>Smallholder farmers are defined as farmers cultivating less than 2 ha. They often run their business relying on traditional farming methods, making limited...
master thesis 2022
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van der Kooij, Nienke (author)
Currently, medical technologies in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are not yet sufficient to provide robust healthcare systems. This is not due to it being unavailable, but due to a large portion of present technologies being non-functional. This non-functionality also causes a lack of adoption of medical technologies. Through a T-shaped case study (e...
master thesis 2022
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Faessen, Pieke (author)
In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) energy poverty is a widely spread challenge and access to energy is a key imperative for economic development. With the exponential population growth in the region the pressure on the energy that is available grows and the numbers on energy poverty rise. In an effort to promote change, Sustainable Development Goal ...
master thesis 2022
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Nguyen, T (author)
This MSc thesis is a contribution to the African Water Corridor (AWC) project that gains insight into the future of water supply systems in the Sub-Saharan African small towns. The future water demand in these areas constitute a great challenge in the effort to provide safe water for everyone. Unfortunately, there are high uncertainties in the...
master thesis 2021
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Onasanya, A.A. (author), Bengtson, M.L. (author), Oladepo, Oladimeji (author), van Engelen, J.M.L. (author), Diehl, J.C. (author)
The control and elimination of schistosomiasis have over the last two decades involved several strategies, with the current strategy by the World Health Organization (WHO)<br/>focusing mainly on treatment with praziquantel during mass drug administration (MDA). However, the disease context is complex with an interplay of social, economic,...
journal article 2021
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Witteveen, Beer (author)
A large portion of the global population, mostly in the Sub-Saharan African region, still has no access to electricity. Due to the remoteness and limited accessibility of some communities, off-grid solutions such as mini-grids are required to electrify these regions. An essential part of such an isolated mini-grid is the energy storage system....
master thesis 2020
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Sawadogo, Alidou (author), Kouadio, Louis (author), Traoré, Farid (author), Zwart, Sander J. (author), Hessels, T.M. (author), Gundogdu, Kemal Sulhi (author)
Traditional methods based on field campaigns are generally used to assess the performance of irrigation schemes in Burkina Faso, resulting in labor-intensive, time-consuming, and costly processes. Despite their extensive application for such performance assessment, remote sensing (RS)-based approaches remain very much underutilized in Burkina...
journal article 2020
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van Marrewijk, Franka (author)
Many cities in Africa are confronted with the challenges of a rapidly expanding population, urban geography and the service provision it requires. Also Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s main economic and cultural city, is with 6 million inhabitants and a project population of 10 million by 2030, classified as one of the fasted growing cities in Africa....
master thesis 2019
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Hille Ris Lambers, Ludo (author)
With the introduction of the RepRap 3D printers, capable of printing most of its own parts, the cost of 3D printers dropped radically, making it an affordable and accessible technology, even for low resource settings. It is said that 3D printing can greatly increase accessibility to medical equipment in low resource settings because it enables...
master thesis 2019
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van Maaren, Vera (author)
This graduation project addresses the problem of waste management in Nairobi, Kenya. The current inadequate waste management throughout Nairobi remains a spatial challenge as it contributes to health concerns, threatens local ecologies, and degrades public space. Analyzing waste flows, the social construct and in particular communitybased...
master thesis 2019
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van de Geer, Cedric (author)
Malaria is a major problem in sub-Saharan Africa, with as a result over 400,000 deaths each year. With pesticide resistance on the rise, new methods have to be developed that will reduce malaria transmission. The mosquito trapping method, in combination with bed nets, has been proved to be effective. The M-Tego is a mosquito trap embodiment...
master thesis 2019
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Somé, Robyne (author)
Burkina Faso is a developing country that is in a demographic transition. Its diverse population with dozens of ethnic groups, each with its own values and traditions, is growing at an extreme rate and exemplifies the phenomenon of rapid urbanization. However, the current social housing programs exclude more than 50% of the population, living...
master thesis 2019
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Oosting, R.M. (author), Wauben, L.S.G.L. (author), Mwaura, Salome W. (author), Madete, J.K. (author), Groen, Reinou S. (author), Dankelman, J. (author)
Background &amp; Objective: The need for surgery is currently not met in Sub-Saharan Africa, requiring both extra workforce and surgical equipment. Currently, there is a gap in the availability of surgical equipment which, among others, limits the provision of safe surgery. To design strategies to increase availability, the use of surgical...
journal article 2019
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Howell, R.J. (author), Mani Sinha, K. (author), Wagner, N. (author), Doorn, N. (author), van Beers, Cees (author)
While consumer and marketing research in developed markets is an established field, research on consumers in an Bottom of the Pyramid (BoP) setting is less established and mostly conceptual or qualitative. This paper examines the individual heterogeneity and the local context of BoP consumers with an empirical study on consumption of low cost...
journal article 2019
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