Lab Coats to Leaders: How South Africa Is Building a Healthier Future (For Free!) | Dr. Prateeka Ramharak
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🔬 This week on The Social Impact Show, Dr. Prateeka Ramharak (SAMRC) reveals how South Africa’s new CATIR Centre is turning lab gaps into golden opportunities—with free training, global tech, and a mission to transform African healthcare.
⚡ Why This Matters:
Free education revolution: Students get full funding (travel, accommodation + stipend) to master cutting-edge lab tech.
Beyond textbooks: The secret curriculum weapon? Soft skills + lab management—the missing links in SA’s science ecosystem.
Global-local balance: How Thermo Fisher’s partnership keeps talent in Africa while competing with first-world labs.
Pandemic-proofing: Why molecular diagnostics training could be SA’s next big export.
💡 Listen to Discover:
03:20: The shocking gap between academia and industry—and how CATIR bridges it.
08:45: Why soft skills like grant-writing are just as critical as pipette skills.
14:10: How this model could slash diagnostic backlogs in public clinics.
⚡ Why This Matters:
Free education revolution: Students get full funding (travel, accommodation + stipend) to master cutting-edge lab tech.
Beyond textbooks: The secret curriculum weapon? Soft skills + lab management—the missing links in SA’s science ecosystem.
Global-local balance: How Thermo Fisher’s partnership keeps talent in Africa while competing with first-world labs.
Pandemic-proofing: Why molecular diagnostics training could be SA’s next big export.
💡 Listen to Discover:
03:20: The shocking gap between academia and industry—and how CATIR bridges it.
08:45: Why soft skills like grant-writing are just as critical as pipette skills.
14:10: How this model could slash diagnostic backlogs in public clinics.