Bangladesh is one of 57 countries that faces a critical shortage of doctors. mDoc exists to solve the issue of providing healthcare to millions of people.
In Myanmar, there are 4 doctors per 10,000 citizens. Koe Koe Tech developed the country's first mobile health app to educate citizens and fix the healthcare system.
In Pakistan, there are way more women medics than in America. But most of them become doctor brides. doctHERs helps these women work, improving healthcare.
Soko, a global fashion company, leverages the widespread use of mobile phones to allow African artisans to sell their handcrafted jewelry around the world.
Solving the problems of human and environmental disease is one of the only guaranteed growth industries. This is the greatest opportunity of our time, especially for technologists.
WATCH THIS 6 MIN TALK on how Ignitia helps small-scale farmers in West Africa earn a reliable income by sending text messages containing a highly accurate tropical weather forecast.
WATCH THIS 5 MINUTE TED STYLE TALK on how Reap Benefit builds the next generation of problem solvers by involving youth in implementing solutions for environmental and civic problems in India.
WATCH THIS TED STYLE TALK on how Koe Koe Tech is Myanmar's first mobile health app that provides easy, low-cost software for Myanmar people to improve their quality of health care.
WATCH THIS 6 MIN TALK on how mDoc provides accessible, affordable, and quality health care for underserved rural communities in Bangladesh by leveraging trust and technology.
WATCH THIS TED STYLE TALK on how doctHERs connects female doctors who cannot access the workplace to patients in marginalized communities through video consultations.
Although computational capabilities are lacking, exponential tech can be deceiving. Robots will be able to walk and talk like human beings in about 8 years.