Norah Magero

Mechanical engineer

Why you should listen

Norah Magero is a mechanical engineer and creator of VacciBox, a cold chain solution saving lives in rural communities. She is working to build an Africa that manufactures and produces its own climate-health care technology.

Norah Magero’s TED Talk

Norah Magero
This refrigerator is saving lives
5 minutes 11 seconds
TED Fellow and renewable energy expert Norah Magero envisions an Africa that pioneers its own technological future, shifting the narrative from dependence and consumption to self-reliance and innovation. She shares how she developed VacciBox — a solar-powered refrigeration system made in Kenya to keep vaccines cold in off-grid areas — and highlights the power of homegrown solutions to transform health care.
Posted Oct 2024

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Norah Magero

Why you should listen

Norah Magero’s TED Talk

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