The First Emergency Medical Transportation Device (Made Out Of Bamboo)
- Posted by: olivelife
- on August 13, 2009 at 2:45 pm
Every day in Africa and the developing world, thousands of people suffering from HIV/AIDS, malaria and other serious illnesses and injuries die because they have no access to emergency and general health care services. The difference between life and death can often come down to a pair of wheels.
Less than 1% of households in Africa have access to private motorized transportation. In rural areas, public motorized transportation is also scarce or non-existent. The road networks…
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1. I think it would be interesting to see these conversations actually visualized. I wonder if that could also be a useful tool in this dialogue with those who may not have participated previously? 2. Love the idea of making it accessible in other forms. 3. For those of us outside the hub of CA, it would be awesome to have a live feed of future connecting events (similar to the model proposed by The Feast). While you can’t replace presence, the idea of being able to “sit at the table” is a great bonus (as some of our budgets don’t always permit travel to where the real time conversation is going on). 4. I’ve been attempting to use sketched visualizations with people I’m seeking to communicate with about these ideas. So simple, but for me this has become a new method of engaging my constituents with the complexities that have been discussed here. Not everyone uses visualizations as a communication tool so it can become a fresh way to encounter metrics and evaluation in general.Such a great series. Looking forward to what comes next.