Private-sector Ethiopian healthcare research and development company Simbona Africa has been awarded a $15 000 Covid-19 response grant from Kenyan health innovation impact investor Villgro Kenya. This was in support of an UVC Room Steriliser developed by the Ethiopian company. Simbona Africa is focused on the design, innovation, development and production of medical equipment and health information and communications technology systems. The company is based in the city of Jimma, in the Oromia Region (equivalent to a state or province), south west of Addis Ababa. Ultraviolet (UV) light is subdivided into three wavelength bands, known as UVA, UVB and UVC. In nature, UVC radiation from the Sun is absorbed by the atmosphere’s ozone layer. UVC is also the band that is the most dangerous to life. Consequently, it can be used to kill micro-organisms, pathogens and all known viruses found on surfaces in a room.
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