This Nigerian company is using light from the sun to fight the coronavirus spread:
that over 90% of businesses and 30% of homes had diesel-powered generators, translating into 15 million generators across Africa’s most populous nation. Diesel exhaust from generators also contain more than 40 toxic airborne contaminants.
“We have a huge section of the country that is off grid or without power.” she said. “They may have a generator but the cost of a generator is expensive, so our system is designed to replace a diesel generator.” Adebajo said she hopes that by seeing the solar units in action in the health care centers, people in rural areas can see the real benefits of these solutions.
“By seeing them, you understand the importance of clean and noiseless power,” she said, “We can jump past generators: we already have 100,000 early adopters in a country of 190 million.”Nigeria has been facing multiple health crises at the same time as the COVID-19 pandemic. Since December 2019, they have seena debilitating fever transmitted to humans via contact with food or household items contaminated with rodent urine or faeces.
Hydroxychloroquine, which is used to treat Lupus, is in shirt supply in Nigeria thanks to now-discredited claims as a COVID-19 treatment.
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