Published in Forbes on October 13, 2011. Read the article here or below. Last Tuesday, researchers announced that an experimental malaria vaccine called RTS,S may help reduce the risk of malaria by half. The results – which are preliminary, as the researchers have only analyzed 40% of the study’s 15,000 participants so far – are [...]
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Making vaccines cost-effective: Money is only part of the solution
Posted in Public health, Published articles, tagged Innovation, Malaria, Pharmaceutical companies, Public health, Vaccines on October 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
One point for crowdsourcing: Gamers solve protein structure of AIDS-like protein
Posted in Public health, Published articles, tagged Foldit, Forbes, Gamification, Gaming, HIV/AIDS on October 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Published in Forbes on September 28, 2011. Read here or below. A small group of enthusiastic gamers on a site called Foldit recently solved the structure of a protein found in an AIDS-like monkey virus. The structure had stumped scientists for over a decade; the gamers, incredibly, cracked it in less than three weeks. Despite using advanced crystallography technology, [...]
How private distribution companies can help reduce diarrheal disease
Posted in Public health, Published articles, tagged Diarrheal disease, International development, Public health on October 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Published in Forbes on September 22, 2011. Read the post here or below. Everyone reading this article has suffered from diarrhea at some point, but did you know that it kills nearly 4,000 children a day? The World Health Organization estimates that diarrhea – simple, annoying diarrhea – is the second leading cause of death in children under [...]
Pee for free mobile minutes!
Posted in Public health, tagged Economist, Innovation, International development, MIT, Public health, Tuberculosis, XoutTB on April 15, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I love free stuff. Who doesn’t? Even if I know I’m never gonna wear that XXL fluorescent green t-shirt, I’ll still take it. And if it’s something I actually can use (free iPod, anyone?)… well, all the better. I may even do something slightly uncharacteristic — say, sing in public — if the reward is [...]
Potentially the worst job in the world?
Posted in Infrastructure, Public health, tagged Dalit, India, Infrastructure, Public health, Sanitation, Sewer workers, Urban on April 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »
“OMG, isn’t it, like, so disturbing to see all those beggars in India, with their disfigured limbs and stuff?” You won’t believe how many times I’ve been asked that question. The sad part is that after living here for so long, it’s actually not that disturbing. It’s part of life. Regardless of how one may [...]
iPill: the new iPod?
Posted in Public health, tagged Advertising, Cipla, Emergency contraception, HIV/AIDS, India, iPill, New India, Public health on February 17, 2009 | 7 Comments »
What characterizes the “New India” ? You know, the new breed of fashionable, educated, gently rebellious youth who earn their own money and often live in rented apartments? In terms of items this group consumes, I would say Cafe Coffee Day, Orkut, Ghajini-inspired caller tunes, Friends (oh sorry, F.R.I.E.N.D.S), chunky jewelry, iPod Nanos, Pink Floyd [...]
