Ukuqala kokuzala kwabesilisa: Ukubhekana nezinkinga ezikhulayo ekuzaleni kwabesilisa

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• Kwangathi 30, 2023

Amaphuzu avelele okuqonda

Ukwehla emhlabeni wonke kwamazinga okuzala, nezibalo zesidoda zehla cishe ngo-50% kusukela ngeminyaka yawo-1980, kudala ukuthutheleka kweziqalo ze-biotech ezinikeza izixazululo zokuzala zabesilisa. Iqhutshwa yizici ezinjengokudla kwaseNtshonalanga, ukubhema, ukuphuza utshwala, indlela yokuphila yokunganyakazi, kanye nokungcola, le nkinga yokuzala isibangele izixazululo ezifana ne-sperm cryopreservation, indlela ebisetshenziswa kusukela ngeminyaka yawo-1970, kanye nendlela entsha, ukugcinwa kwezicubu zamasende, lokho kuhlolwe ezigulini ezingama-700 emhlabeni jikelele ukuvikela inzalo ezigulini ezinomdlavuza ezilashwa ngamakhemikhali. Iziqalo ezinjalo zihlose ukwenza intando yeningi ukufinyelela olwazini lokuzala kanye nezinsizakalo zamadoda, ngokuvamile ezinganikezwanga kangako kulokhu, ezihlinzeka ngamakhithi enzalo athengekayo nezinketho zokugcina, ngamanani aqala ku-$195.

Umongo wokuqalisa ukuzala kwabesilisa

Ngokusho kwe-UK National Health Service, abantu abayizigidi ezingu-3.5 e-UK kuphela banenkinga yokukhulelwa ngenxa yamazinga okuzala ehla emhlabeni wonke kanye nezibalo zesidoda zehla cishe ngamaphesenti angu-50 phakathi kuka-2022 no-1980. Kunezici eziningana ezinomthelela kulawa mazinga, njengokudla kwempucuko yaseNtshonalanga, ukubhema, ukuphuza utshwala ngokweqile, ukungenzi lutho, namazinga aphezulu okungcola. 

Ukunciphisa inzalo phakathi kwamadoda kubangele amafemu e-biotech anikeze izixazululo eziningana zokulondoloza nokuthuthukisa ikhwalithi yesidoda. Esinye sezixazululo esinjalo i-sperm cryopreservation, ebilokhu ikhona kusukela ngawo-1970. Kuhilela ukuqhwaza kwamangqamuzana esidoda emazingeni okushisa aphansi kakhulu. Le ndlela iyona esetshenziswa kakhulu kubuchwepheshe bokuzala kanye nezinqubo, njengokumilisa ngokwenziwa kanye nokunikela ngesidoda.

Isixazululo esisafufusa esihlolwe ezigulini zomhlaba ezingama-700 i-cryopreservation yezicubu zamasende. Le ndlela yokwelapha ihlose ukuvimbela iziguli ezinomdlavuza ekubeni zingazali ngokuqandisa amasampula ezicubu zamasende ngaphambi kokwelashwa ngamakhemikhali futhi ziphinde zixhunywe ngemva kokwelashwa.

Umthelela ophazamisayo

Iziqalo eziningi bezilokhu zinyusa imali ye-venture capital yezixazululo zokuzala kwabesilisa. Ngokusho kuka-CEO, uKhaled Kateily, owayengumeluleki wezempilo nesayensi yezempilo, abesifazane bavame ukufundiswa ngokuzala, kodwa amadoda awanikezwa ulwazi olufanayo nakuba izinga lesidoda sabo liyehla kancane kancane. Inkampani inikeza amakhithi enzalo kanye nezinketho zokugcina. Izindleko zokuqala zekhithi ngu-$195 USD, futhi ukugcinwa kwesidoda ngonyaka kubiza u-$145 USD. Le nkampani iphinde inikeze iphakheji ebiza u-$1,995 USD ngaphambili kodwa ivumela amadiphozithi amabili kanye neminyaka eyishumi yokugcina.

Ngo-2022, i-ExSeed Health ezinze eLondon yathola uxhaso lwemali engu-$3.4 million USD evela e-Ascension, Trifork, Hambro Perks, kanye namafemu ebhizinisi angama-R42. Ngokusho kwe-ExSeed, ikhithi yabo yasekhaya ihambisana nokuhlaziywa okusekelwe emafini nama-smartphones, okuhlinzeka amakhasimende ngombono obukhoma wesampula yesidoda sawo kanye nokuhlaziywa kwenani lokugxila kwesidoda kanye nokuhamba kwawo kungakapheli imizuzu emihlanu. Le nkampani futhi ihlinzeka ngolwazi lokuziphatha kanye nokudla ukuphakamisa izinguquko zendlela yokuphila ezingasiza ukuthuthukisa ikhwalithi yesidoda phakathi nezinyanga ezintathu.

Ikhithi ngayinye iza nokuhlola okungenani okubili ukuze abasebenzisi babone ukuthi imiphumela yabo iba ngcono kanjani ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Uhlelo lokusebenza lwe-ExSeed luyatholakala ku-iOS ne-Android futhi luvumela abasebenzisi ukuthi bakhulume nodokotela benzalo futhi ibabonise imibiko abangayonga. Uhlelo lokusebenza luzoncoma umtholampilo wendawo uma umsebenzisi edinga noma efuna.

Imithelela yokuqala kokuzala kwabesilisa 

Imithelela ebanzi yokuqalwa kokuzala kwabesilisa ingase ihlanganise: 

• Ukwandisa ukuqwashisa phakathi kwamadoda ukuhlola nokumisa amangqamuzana awo abesilisa. Lo mkhuba ungase uholele ekwandeni kokutshalwa kwezimali kulo mkhakha.
• Amazwe abhekene namazinga okuzala aphansi axhasa ngezinsizakalo zokuzala zabesilisa nabesifazane.
• Abanye abaqashi baqala ukwandisa izinzuzo zabo zezempilo zokuzala ukuze bangagcini nje ngokukhokhela izindleko zokuqandisa amaqanda kubasebenzi besifazane, kodwa futhi nokuqandisa kwesidoda kubasebenzi besilisa.
• Amadoda engeziwe asemikhakheni yobungcweti eyingozi nejwayele ukulimala, njengamasosha, osomkhathi, nabasubathi, abasebenzisa izinsiza zokuzala zabesilisa.
• Amadoda amaningi, imibhangqwana yobulili obufanayo esebenzisa izixazululo zokulondoloza ukuze alungiselele izinqubo zesikhathi esizayo zokutholwa.

Imibuzo ongaphawula ngayo

• Yini ohulumeni abangayenza ukuze bandise ukuqwashisa ngokukhathazeka ngokuzala kwabesilisa?
• Ngabe ukuqaliswa kokuzala kwabesilisa kuzosiza kanjani ukuthuthukisa ukwehla kwenani labantu?