In Mexico alone, nearly three-quarters of citizens are overweight or obese. SAHNA works with employees in big companies to change how Mexicans view health.
For many Mexicans, the nearest clinic can be over an hour away, making medical attention inconvenient. This company connects patients and doctors virtually.
This company is reforesting Mexico, improving health for people in marginalized communities and increasing income for Mexican women—all through moringa.
This is the story of Moses Sanga of Eco Fuel Africa—from his business concept to thriving company of over 30 employees and $3 million in revenue...all in four years.
Less than 3% of Kenyans pay for ongoing insurance plans because it's confusing and expensive—dangerous in times of emergency. This company combines micro-credit with micro-insurance to help people get cash fast.
In 2011, South Sudan became the world’s newest nation, but it knows little other than civil war. Yet this company is training doctors to improve healthcare.
For people in developing countries, counterfeit drugs are a huge problem. Miti Health disrupts the supply chain and helps pharmacists trust their medicine.
The challenge isn’t starting a crowdfunding campaign; it’s running it. Few people think about these questions before embarking upon a crowdfunding campaign.
In Kenya, 300 children under five and 20 women die daily from preventable conditions linked to pregnancy and childbirth. Totohealth aims to change that.
Bangladesh is one of 57 countries that faces a critical shortage of doctors. mDoc exists to solve the issue of providing healthcare to millions of people.
In Myanmar, there are 4 doctors per 10,000 citizens. Koe Koe Tech developed the country's first mobile health app to educate citizens and fix the healthcare system.
In Cambodia, the rate of iron deficiency is about 70%. But it's a preventable condition. Lucky Iron Fish aims to end it by putting a fish in every pot.
In Pakistan, there are way more women medics than in America. But most of them become doctor brides. doctHERs helps these women work, improving healthcare.
WATCH THIS TED STYLE TALK on how Koe Koe Tech is Myanmar's first mobile health app that provides easy, low-cost software for Myanmar people to improve their quality of health care.
WATCH THIS 6 MIN TALK on how mDoc provides accessible, affordable, and quality health care for underserved rural communities in Bangladesh by leveraging trust and technology.
WATCH THIS TED STYLE TALK on how doctHERs connects female doctors who cannot access the workplace to patients in marginalized communities through video consultations.
WATCH THIS 7 MIN VIDEO on how the lucky iron fish is a simple, affordable, and easy to use solution to the global problem of iron deficiency...and it fits in the palm of a hand.