PlanWise: A New Tool for Making Data Actionable and Accessible
In underdeveloped countries around the world, large sections of the population cannot reach critical, life-saving healthcare. It is up to the public health authorities which represent these areas to decide about the placement of new facilities—hospitals, clinics, ambulances, mobile clinics or other types of services— to increase coverage.
If You Don’t Go, You Won’t Know: The Logistics of Human Centered Design
Last month I had the pleasure and luck to join the INSTEDD iLab Southeast Asia (iLab SEA) team on a five-day field trip to practice human centered design skills.
Human Centered Design in a World Outside of the Comfort Zone
It was a different world. Under a scorching daylight, we were trudging along a gravel road, not quite knowing which direction to turn. There were no signs of neon lights, concrete or ubiquitous Lexus’ from the streetscapes of Phnom Penh. The color pallet was mostly of browns, greens and blues of the sky, instead of the usual grey. The air felt drier and cleaner.
The Opportunity Cost of Neglected Diseases: Responding to Zika Virus in Latin America
The following article represents the opinions of a medical professional, regarding the recent outbreak of the Zika Virus.
Discovered Down the Road 70 Years Ago, the Stealthy Zika Virus Becomes a Global Threat
While the Zika virus is new to the media and audience of the Americas, it has a storied past in my home country.