Big Data and Machine Learning predict the next major epidemic months in advance. CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Healthcare
Using competitive advantages of blindness to create opportunity
Wonderful business model from Germany. Discovering Hands creates employment opportunities for blind women using their well developed sensory skills to look for breast cancer. Higher detection rates, and turning the effects of visual impairment into a strength. CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Digital Healthcare Startup Curofy is an Online Community for Doctors
Great to see an app for doctors to share knowledge and diagnoses coming out of India. No spam, no ads, just a doctors’ community helping each other. CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Kiwi company named APAC’s Best Startup for Social Impact
Company that allows retina examination using iPhones scoops Best Startup for Social Impact. “The company says it aims to prevent blindness in regions where better eyesight care is needed, with 80% of visual impairment issues and blindness preventable and 90% occurring in developing or low income areas.” CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Detecting Lung Disease at a Lower Coat and With Lower Radiation
KA Imaging has developed a digital X-ray imager that is inexpensive (low infrastructure cost, minimal specialised staff) and can be used in mobile clinics. Trials coming in Zambia. CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE