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October 2025AWARD

2025 Research, Innovation, and Industrialisation Expo Awards!

We are proud to announce recognition at this year's Expo for both our groundbreaking GeoHealth research and our commitment to mentorship and leadership development. Best Early Career Research Award for our GeoHealth research linking geospatial science, environmental monitoring, and maternal health.

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October 2025CONFERENCE

Place Alert Labs at the 2025 Research, Innovation, and Industrialisation Expo

We're thrilled to have participated in the Research, Innovation, and Industrialisation Expo 2025, held at Midlands State University from October 1st to 3rd! Bongani Handsome Nyoni presented the RoadMothers Application, a digital innovation improving maternal healthcare outcomes.

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September 2025TRAINING

Bongani Nyoni Represents PALs at KADI Project Training Workshop in Tanzania

Kudos to Bongani Handsome Nyoni for representing us at the KADI Project Training Workshop in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania! The workshop showcased innovative approaches to urban climate services through open geospatial data and participatory mapping.

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August 2025CONFERENCE

DS-I Africa Consortium Meeting in Ghana

Safe travels to all participants heading to our landmark DS-I Africa event in Ghana! The Data for Health in Africa Meeting and 5th DS-I Africa Consortium Meeting brings together researchers, innovators, and policymakers to strengthen partnerships in data science for health in Africa.

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December 2024TEAM ACHIEVEMENT

Professor Terence Darlington Mushore: Well-Deserved Promotion to Professor!

We are beyond proud to celebrate Dr. Terrence Darlington Mushore, our very own Research Manager, on his well-deserved promotion to a Professor! His remarkable career in environmental science, climate science, and geospatial data analysis has made a profound impact on public health.

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December 2024PHD MILESTONE

PhD Milestone Achieved! Liberty Makacha Successfully Defends PhD at King's College London

Doctor in the making! Liberty Makacha — we're beaming with pride! This photo was taken just an hour after Liberty Makacha successfully defended his PhD at King's College London, focusing on air pollution and environmental health research.

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