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  • How AI Is Slowing the Spread of STIs

    October 26, 2017 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Disseminating correct HIV information to the public can be difficult but an HIV prevention program for the homeless has used artificial intelligence to select 'influencers' who are more likely to spread information. These individuals help to extend information through their social networks, resulting in more and accurate information reaching the public.

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  • Smoke and Mirrors: Inside Malawi's untold health crisis

    October 26, 2017 |

    New Internationalist |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Malawi, Pitala, Nkhata Bay District

    'Unclean' cooking - rudimentary, open-fire cooking practiced by millions of people around the world - is one of the leading causes of respiratory disease and death, especially for women, in developing countries; it is also a serious contributor to deforestation, air pollution, and continued poverty (due to the cost of fuel). But a solution has been gaining momentum in Malawi with help from the UN, in the form of clean, more efficient cookstoves that not only emit less smoke, but use less fuel and reduce the risk of burns to family members.

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  • Code for Cancer

    October 25, 2017 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Launched in September 2017, Cognoma is a database of information regarding the genetic makeup of cancerous tumors developed in collaboration between University of Pennsylvania researchers and Philadelphia’s tech community. Looking for a way to help their community and convinced of the value of the project, people donated their time and coding talents and built the database piece by piece. The database—as well as the programming behind it—are publicly available for researchers to utilize and adapt to other ends.

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  • As Cancer Tears Through Africa, Drug Makers Draw Up a Battle Plan

    October 07, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    Two major pharmaceutical companies are offering discount cancer drugs in some African countries in an initiative modeled on the aids campaign. In African countries access to cancer treatment is scarce due to high prices of medicine, lack of medical staff and equipment and lack of awareness about the disease among the population; leading to higher death rates than in the developed world. The partnership to combat this also includes the American Cancer Society and IBM who are working to simplify cancer treatment guidelines and to make them available as an online tool to any hospital with an internet connection

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  • How Cervical ‘Selfies' are Fighting Cancer in The Gambia

    October 03, 2017 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Gambia

    Cervical cancer has effective treatments, but it remains a leading cause of cancer deaths in sub-Saharan Africa. A new device can capture images of a woman’s cervix and send the images to a doctor for review. This expanded capacity to screen women for cancer is especially important in rural areas.

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  • How 'cervical selfies' can help save lives

    October 03, 2017 |

    BBC |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: Gambia

    A new app and scope that attaches to a smartphone camera has the capability to photograph a woman's cervix in high definition and send the photo to clinicians for diagnosis. This device replaces previously very expensive machines that takes similar photos and allows clinics in remote or underserved areas to access the same level of care as patients with more access to healthcare. Additionally, the app stores all of these photos in its database and is actively developing its own diagnostic tools so that in the future, the app can even help physicians to diagnose cervical cancer.

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  • Atlantic City's Tourism District Has A Needle Problem. It Can Be Fixed.

    September 27, 2017 |

    Route 40 |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlantic City, New Jersey

    A needle exchange in Atlantic city has resulted in used needles visibly strewn around the surrounding area, which is also a popular area with tourists. The government as well as locals aren't happy with the the needle hazard which has resulted in solutions such as a program to incentivize users to return needles, drop boxes around the city for needles, and moving the needle exchanges outside the tourist area.

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  • In Africa, a Glimpse of Hope for Beating H.I.V.

    September 19, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Zimbabwe

    While Zimbabwe struggles with a dictatorship and an economic crisis, it has made strides towards achieving ambitious goals related to HIV/AIDS. This has been done through government investment in AIDS programs, intense outreach to youth and use of HIV positive teens as outreach workers, and the use of mobile testing sites.

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  • This Startup Is Transforming Alzheimer's Care One Story At A Time

    September 15, 2017 |

    Forbes |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    When nursing home staff know about the person they are caring for--their history, family, and favorite things--the ability to care for and connect with that person improves. A new app has created a way to capture a person with Alzheimer's history and communicate that information to their professional caregivers.

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  • The Machine and the Mosquito

    September 15, 2017 |

    How We Get to Next |

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    Response Location: Swaziland

    Mosquito transmitted diseases are only becoming more prevalent due to climate change, posing a global health risk. Various methods are being tested such as genetic modification and gene drives, Project DiSARM-uses technology to map where to spray insecticide, and introduction of Wolbachia-a bacterial disease that decreases mosquitos' ability to reproduce-into the environment.

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