Kenya
How 3D Printing is Making the World a Better Place, One Medical Innovation at a Time
One of the most significant sectors for 3D printing applications is the healthcare field. According to an AM Research report, the 3D printed medical device market is estimated to reach…
Scaling Impact Through Innovation: How 3D Printing Is Transforming Pediatric Prosthetics
Around the world, thousands of children live with limb loss and limited access to proper prosthetic care. In many low-resource settings, these children go without the mobility they deserve, constrained…
How 3D Printing Helped Kids Walk Again—Join HP’s Webinar to Learn More
What does it take to get a prosthetic limb to a child halfway around the world? For many, getting a prosthetic still involves complex logistics, long waits, and high expenses….
HP Webinar Explores How 3D Printing Is Restoring Mobility to Kids in Kenya
In a small clinic in Kenya, five children recently took their first steps—again. Each one wore a custom-made prosthetic leg, perfectly fitted to their bodies and designed not in a…
COBOD Machines 3D Printing a House a Week in Kenya
COBOD, the Danish additive construction (AC) firm, has announced that the company’s printers are being used in Kenya to create the world’s largest community of printed affordable housing — topping…
Holcim and COBOD Build First 3D Printed House in Kenya
Previously, 14Trees, a joint venture between cement giant Holcim and CDC Group, used a BOD2 3D printer from COBOD to make a demonstration house. As we reported earlier this week,…
Holcim to 3D Print 52 Houses in Kenya
Swiss cement giant Holcim has announced that it will be launching the largest 3D printed house project in Africa with a 52-building housing complex in Kenya. Dubbed Mvule Gardens, the…
3D Printing in Africa: Kenya & 3D Printing
Kenya has been considered to be a hub for innovation in Africa. Personally, I started working with Kenya in 3D printing technology with a Makerbot Reseller, Amit Shah who runs…
Cost Sensitivity Analysis Performed for 3D Printed, Open Source Infant Clubfoot Brace
Congential talipes equinovarus (CTEV), perhaps better known as clubfoot, is one of the most common congenital physical deformities, as it occurs at least once every 1,000 births. In countries like…
Penn State Tech Startup Kijenzi: Improving the Medical Equipment Supply Chain in Kenya’s Clinics
The topic of healthcare and associated challenges is universal, but in areas like Kenya, some may find it impossible to get the care they need in rural areas; in fact,…
Ultra Red Technologies Builds 3D Printing Business in Nairobi Offering Design and Prototyping, Working Toward Clean Water
“We believe in the untapped potential of 3D printing.” – Mehul Shah No matter how much you follow the progress of 3D printing and learn to expect the unexpected, it…
3D Printing and Virtual Reality Improve and Highlight Water Issues Around the World
New technologies available today such as 3D printing and virtual reality offer potential in so many ways—and when it comes to improving the lives of those struggling in developing countries,…
Engineering Students Design “Happy Feet,” 3D Printed Shoes for Kenyans Afflicted by Jigger Infection
Many Americans have fairly filtered views of the dangers of living in other areas of the world; many people think of animal dangers in Kenya as being lions. While lion…
