Publications by Solomzi Makohliso

Science and technology: a framework for peace

Solomzi Makohliso, Klaus Benedikt Schönenberger, Mariazel de la Candelas Maqueda López

With global conflicts on the rise, it is crucial for transdisciplinary researchers to become more actively involved in leveraging technology to promote peace. After years of experience and discussions with multiple stakeholders, we have identified specific ...

Springer Science and Business Media LLC2024

Development of a target product profile for new glucose self-monitoring technologies for use in low- and middle-income countries

Solomzi Makohliso

Aims Most glucose self-monitoring devices have been developed with high-income countries in mind. We developed a target product profile (TPP) for new glucose self-monitoring technologies for users in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Methods A draf ...

2024

Circular and net-zero opportunities in the management of electronic waste in low- and middle-income countries: the example of Ghana

Solomzi Makohliso, Klaus Benedikt Schönenberger

Low- and middle-income countries suffer from excessive accumulation of electronic waste (e-waste), partly owing to a lack of recycling infrastructure and relevant policy frameworks, which can lead to significant toxic exposure of the surrounding population ...

Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd2024

Assessment of water, sanitation, and hygiene services in district health care facilities in rural area of Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Solomzi Makohliso, Klaus Benedikt Schönenberger

Access to sufficient water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services is a crucial requirement for patients during therapy and general well-being in the hospital. However, in low- and middle-income countries, these services are often inadequate, resulting in ...

SPRINGER2022

Leaving no aspect of sustainability behind: A framework for designing sustainable energy interventions applied to refugee camps

Solomzi Makohliso, Klaus Benedikt Schönenberger

The issues of forced displacement and energy for sustainable development are convergent: an estimated 90% of displaced people globally have no access to electricity, while 85% of refugees are hosted in developing countries. However, few tools to plan and d ...

2022

Ending Neonatal Deaths From Hypothermia in Sub-Saharan Africa: Call for Essential Technologies Tailored to the Context

Solomzi Makohliso, Klaus Benedikt Schönenberger, Silvan Suter

Neonatal death represents a major burden in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where the main conditions triggering mortality, such as prematurity, labor complications, infections, and respiratory distress syndrome, are frequently worsened by hypothermia, which dra ...

FRONTIERS MEDIA SA2022

The status of refrigeration solutions for last mile vaccine delivery in low-income settings

Solomzi Makohliso, Klaus Benedikt Schönenberger

Recommendations for storage of most vaccines imply a continuous exposure to a temperature range between 0 degrees C and 10 degrees C, from the production to the administration to beneficiaries. According to the World Health Organization, more than 50% of v ...

ELSEVIER2022

Study protocol for a two-site clinical trial to validate a smartphone-based artificial intelligence classifier identifying cervical precancer and cancer in HPV-positive women in Cameroon

Solomzi Makohliso, Klaus Benedikt Schönenberger, Jean-Philippe Thiran, Roser Vinals Terres

Introduction ...

PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE2021

The status of refrigeration techniques for vaccine storage and transportation in low-income settings

Solomzi Makohliso, Klaus Benedikt Schönenberger

Vaccines need to be continuously stored between 2°C to 8°C, from their production to administration to beneficiaries. Every year, more than 25% of vaccines are wasted. One of the main reasons for this wastage is the lack of cold chain continuity in low-inc ...

2020

A synthetic membrane protein in tethered lipid bilayers for immunosensing in whole blood

Solomzi Makohliso, Horst Vogel, Samuel Terrettaz, Stéphanie Follonier

Tethered lipid bilayers, containing a transmembrane synthetic ligand-gated ion channel (SLIC), have been formed on gold surfaces. The SLIC was designed as a highly selective receptor and reporter protein to detect antibodies in whole blood, which are of im ...

Elsevier2009

A surface engineering approach towards the development of cell-based biochip sensors

Solomzi Makohliso

EPFL1998