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11Feb/16

UNDP Announces the Climate Action Hackathon in Zambia

February 11, 2016EnvironmentAlert messaging, Brown Institute, City: Livingstone, Columbia University, Company: ThomsonReuters, Continent: Africa, Country: Zambia, Environment, Environmental Issues, Instant messaging, Online chat, Stanford University, travel scholarships, United Nations Development Program, Videotelephonysmbale

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, Columbia University, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, HIV, HIV/AIDS, Initialisms, Lentiviruses, Medicine, Microbiology, Sam Sia, Sexually transmitted disease, Sexually transmitted diseases and infections, 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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