Bringing medicines closer to the people

Making medicines available to patients who need them is one of the obligations ensuing from Our Credo. This is chiefly a major challenge in remote areas such as Africa where the distribution channels are inadequate. In numerous remote areas, every day people succumb to diseases for which simple remedies already exist. The medicines do exist, but they do not get to the patients. Today 20% of children die an avoidable death caused by diseases such as diarrhea.
Each crate contains bags of rehydration salt, a box of zinc tablets and a piece of soap. The packaging has the form of a drinking beaker in which the salt can be dissolved in the correct amount of water while the lid keeps dirt and flies away. The original Yamoyo anti-diarrhea kit won different prizes, including the Product Design of the Year 2013 Award.
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Kit Yamoyo features

Up until a year ago African mothers had to walk kilometers to fetch medicines for their sick children. Now in Zambia there are trained micro-distributors who make the kits available at different locations close to residential areas. BY the end of 2013 ColaLife had distributed more than 25,000 anti-diarrhea kits in two Zambian districts. This would appear to be a simple remedy, but it has a valuable impact on the local population. The dream is to also be able to use this packaging to fight other diseases such as diabetes and HIV/AIDS. Everything is being done to get medicines closer and more quickly to the people.