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Given all the tools and technologies available today, it seems like air pollution ought to be something we can solve – or at least keep from getting worse. But a recent report in the Times of India suggests that an abnormal 152% growth in private...
Article - 08/08/2017
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Powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon platform, a program in Lombok, Indonesia is helping frontline health workers switch from paper-based health registers to a digital system. One hope is that the effort will reduce maternal and child morbidity. ...
Resources - 05/16/2017
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In the Limpopo Province of South Africa, Enel Green Power, together with the NGO Mothers2Mothers, has involved 13,785 HIV-positive women in a training and prevention programme. As the video below explains, the aim is to reduce the transmission of...
Resources - 04/17/2017
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To prevent infant mortality through proper care and nutrition in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains, Qualcomm Wireless Reach developed remote ultrasound devices that doctors use during house calls in rural villages. As this video explains, they upload the...
Resources - 04/10/2017
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Telecom giant Ooredoo launched mobile health clinics in Myanmar. Watch this short video to learn how the company helps bring healthcare to people in need in the country's rural areas.
Resources - 04/05/2017
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Qualcomm Wireless Reach and Project RAY are collaborating with Israel’s Central Library for the Blind, Visually Impaired and Handicapped to build a system that enables people with visual impairments to use RAY devices to easily download and read...
Resources - 01/10/2017
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Learn in this video from Council Lead Partner Cisco how 10-year-old Peyton Walton used video conferencing to continue attending class during cancer treatments, helping her to stay connected with her school while she fought to become cancer-free.
Resources - 11/11/2016
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Developed markets and emerging markets alike are facing healthcare challenges in Asia Pacific, especially the lack of quick, efficient access to quality healthcare. Watch in this video how Council Lead Partner Microsoft and partners are working to...
Resources - 11/04/2016
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For parents of newborns with a rare heart disease, monitoring for subtle health changes is critical. Watch in this video how Microsoft technology brings to life the vision of Dr. Girish Shirali, creating a system where nurses and doctors can be...
Resources - 07/25/2016
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In many parts of Nepal, the healthcare system is rudimentary. Watch in this video from Council Associate Partner Siemens how Professor Ram Shrestha of Dhulikhel Hospital is tackling that challenge with a medical network based on the hub-and-spoke...
Resources - 06/30/2016
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Working with community organizations, the city of Phoenix Family Services Centers provides respite for the homeless during the hot summer months. Learn more about the program in this video.
Resources - 06/17/2016
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IBM Health Corps is a global pro bono program focused on tackling health disparities. It partners with health organizations across the world, contributing the time and expertise of teams of IBMers for three weeks on site. IBM Health Corps uses IBM...
Resources - 06/10/2016
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If donors experience a lengthy or cumbersome process trying to donate to a charity, will they think twice about donating to that organization again? The SickKids Foundation of Canada worked with Council Lead Partner Cisco to equip its contact centre...
Resources - 06/06/2016
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The diabetes epidemic in northern Mexico and elsewhere suggests an urgent need for innovative solutions. Read in the case study linked below from Council Lead Partner Qualcomm how 3G wireless Internet access is being used in diabetes management to...
Resources - 05/17/2016
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Data can play an important role in fighting disease. Watch this Gates Foundation video on how information is helping end polio for good.
Resources - 05/13/2016
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In this video from the Intel IT Center, Fadesola Adetosoye from Dell Healthcare Services explains how telehealth services allow patients to overcome transportation challenges, obtain better primary care and stay in touch with clinicians...
Resources - 04/28/2016
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In this video from the United Nations Development Program, Dr. Orin Levine of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation explains how eVIN is modernizing and strengthening India’s vaccine logistics systems. eVIN is an electronic, real-time...
Resources - 04/18/2016
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The World Health Organization estimates more than 1.7 billion people suffer from a range of mental health conditions. Untreated, those conditions can unravel lives. Yet the social stigma attached to seeking help for emotional and psychological...
Resources - 03/24/2016
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There are not enough pediatricians to care for the world’s children. Pediatric subspecialists in particular are in short supply globally. Read in the case study linked below from Council Lead Partner Cisco about a pilot in a small state in Northeast...
Resources - 03/23/2016
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The urgency of congenital heart disease is an issue across the developing world. Doctors from the Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. who participate in missions to Uganda needed to provide ongoing medical and technical...
Resources - 03/23/2016
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