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11Feb/16

UNDP Announces the Climate Action Hackathon in Zambia

February 11, 2016EnvironmentAlert messaging, Animal ecology, Articles, Bonizella Biagini, Brown Institute, City: Livingstone, Climate change, Climate change adaptation, Climate history, Columbia University, Company: ThomsonReuters, Continent: Africa, Country: Zambia, David Brown, Environment, Environmental Issues, Global warming, Hackathon, Helen Gurley Brown, Instant messaging, LIVINGSTONE, Natural environment, Nature, Online chat, Plant ecology, Stanford University, travel scholarships, United Nations Development Program, United Nations Development Programme, Videotelephony, Weather warning, Zambiasmbale

Up to 25 Full Travel Scholarships Will Provide Software and Application Developers with the Opportunity to Create Innovative Climate Information and Early Weather Alert Messaging Apps
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27Feb/15

Could a $34 Smartphone device improve HIV diagnosis in Africa?

February 27, 2015Innovationassociate professor, Biology, Clinical medicine, Columbia University, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, HIV, HIV/AIDS, Infectious diseases, Initialisms, Lentiviruses, Medical specialties, Medicine, Microbiology, New York, Rwanda, Sam Sia, Sexually transmitted disease, Sexually transmitted diseases and infections, Sexually transmitted infection, smartphone, Syphilissmbale

(IVO) – This smartphone dongle could help save lives.

It‎ works with an app to test blood for HIV and syphilis – from finger prick to test takes just 15 minutes.

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