Technological Innovations
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Innovative Uses of Technology
Many groups around the world are working to improve current technologies, to develop new technologies, or to use existing technology in innovative ways, to solve Global Health problems. Some of these technology programs are highlighted here.
- Beckman Coulter - Diagnosis, treatment and monitoring systems
- Becton, Dickinson and Company, Global Health Initiative
- Cytometry for Life - Changing lives through low-cost diagnostics
- DataDyne.org - Open-source software for data collection
- FrontlineSMS - Free software for large-scale instantaneous two-way communication
- Kamal Ewida Earth Observatory - Remote sensing for potential disease outbreaks
- Mobiles in Malawi - SMS communications network for medical care
- mPedigree - Mobile-based drug validity authentication
- Smokeless Woodstove for Improved Health, Philips
- Rien que la Vérité- A novel form of HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention
- Simple and Affordable Imaging Cytometry for TB and Malaria Diagnosis
- Vestergaard Frandsen - Disease control textiles
- XDRTB.org - Creating awareness of extremely drug-resistant TB