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Tech can take out TB

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  • In Devex, Michael Reid makes an optimistic argument that new technology will finally help end the global epidemic of tuberculosis—an airborne infection that kills the most people of any germ.

 

  • 3.6 million people go without TB treatment each year, mostly due to barriers preventing people from accessing health services. Technology can turn that on its head, he argues. 

 

  • Innovations that could soon be in reach for even the poorest countries include radio-frequency tags used to track drug supplies, diagnostics delivered by drones, and big-data analytics used to quickly target resources toward outbreaks. 

 

  • Catalyzing a digital revolution for TB will take work, but it needs to happen to stop the world’s top infectious killer.

 

 

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