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E-Waste: A Burden on Human Health and our Ecosystem Alike

WEBElectronic waste ( e-waste) is what remains of our discarded mobile phones, computers, tablets and mp3 players. It is estimated that more than two thirds of heavy …

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The Importance of Biodiversity For Medicine

WEBThe continued supply of most traditional medicine is dependent on the existence of plant biodiversity in the wild. Medicinal plants are supplied through …

Category: Medicine Go Health

Sustainable Development 2.0: Healthcare Beyond 2015

WEBHealth is the underlying theme in the context of global development, with 6 out of the 8 Millennium Development Goals committed to it one way or another. There is …

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Diseases and the Links to Poverty – Digital for Good

WEBDespite this, the link between HIV/AIDS and poverty is not as clear as with other diseases. One study found that in sub-Saharan Africa, wealthier people might be …

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Zipline Continues Medical Drone Deliveries, Expanding to Ghana

WEBSome three years after US Robotics company Zipline started a pilot project to deliver medicines via drone in Rwanda, the successful program is now expanding to …

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How Ghana is Using Citizen Science to Tackle Marine Plastic …

WEBHow Ghana’s leading the way. Ghana’s innovative approach involved leveraging existing citizen science data and networks to address its data gap on a …

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Using a Startup Model to Bring Healthcare to Low-income Earners …

WEBPenda Health, a healthcare social enterprise in Nairobi, Kenya, is bringing affordable medical services to low-income families via out-of-the-box thinking and mobile …

Category: Medical Go Health

Genetically Modified Crops – Digital for Good RESET.ORG

WEBAccording to a paper submitted to parliament in August 2012 titled “Cultivation of Genetically Modified Food Crops – Prospects and Effects”, the debate …

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Climate change impacting rates of dengue and malaria

WEBThe report outlined that over the last 25 years, global warming has sped up, with temperatures climbing more than 0.18 degree Celsius per decade. Incidence rates …

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The Omni Processor: Turning Sewage Into Drinking Water in

WEBTaking the idea of one man's trash being another man's treasure to new lengths, the "omni processor" plant takes literal human waste and turns it into valuable …

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The Phone That is Helping to Ensure That Zero Mothers Die

WEBThe initiative Zero Mothers Die looks to connect pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa to mobile technology to provide them with crucial information and …

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Riding the Green Wave: Exploring the Role of Bicycles and

WEBMany people are choosing to reduce their carbon footprint and improve their daily commute by swapping four wheels for two. From improved public health to reduced …

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Trees and the City: Treepedia Maps Tree Cover in Cities

WEBTreepedia was born in 2016 to map the the density of trees in major cities. Through its Green View Index’ (GVI) – which uses google street view images to capture …

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Solar-Powered Fridges Revolutionise Remote Areas of Kenya's …

WEBIn a remote corner of Kenya, life-saving innovation is taking place. Kenya’s healthcare system has traditionally faced many challenges. Infrastructure, or the lack …

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Drones to Deliver Healthcare Aid in Rwanda

WEBThe Muhanga district in Rwanda will be the site of a pilot project utilising drones to deliver medical packages. Getting medical supplies to people in need of …

Category: Medical Go Health

The Social and Environmental Impact of Mobile Phones

WEBThe vast wealth of the DRC’s mineral ores did not spark the eastern conflict in 2008, but a major Post-Conflict Environmental Assessment of the DRC by the UN …

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Ask Dr. Google – Digital for Good RESET.ORG

WEBTo get set up, you need to have Google+ and Google Wallet accounts and can make use of all of the Helpouts categories for either an hourly rate or flat monthly …

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Avoiding Bottled Water – Digital for Good RESET.ORG

WEBIn many cases bottled water isn’t as healthy as suggested. Dr. V.H. Potty advises that unregulated impurities inside the bottled water may not be the only reason …

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