TB-tracking headbands, mapping cancer and a malaria hackathon: How data is fighting disease in Africa

TB-tracking headbands, mapping cancer and a malaria hackathon: How data is fighting disease in Africa

In a newly built innovation hub on Johannesburg’s trendiest block, 20 young scientists from eight different countries stare intently at their computers in a hackathon unlike any other. The code they’re trying to crack isn’t the password of a high-ranking official or executive’s email. They’re trying to figure out how to beat the deadly, drug-resistant malaria that has become a global scourge.

Fecha: September 21, 2016 at 12:36AM
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