Flu Near You – DIY Surveillance
In addition to supporting the good work of others, we also aspire to identify areas where gaps exist in solutions to the threats we work on and create projects ourselves. Such is the case with Flu Near...
View ArticleHantavirus in Yosemite: Why It Surfaced, and How We Can Stop It
(This post was first published on TakePart.com) Seeing the news of a hantavirus outbreak in Yosemite, I was immediately transported back to work I did nearly 20 years ago, when a “mystery illness”...
View ArticleFlu Near You: Finally, a Way to Track (and Avoid) Getting Sick
(This was originally posted on TakePart.com) It’s that time of year again: flu season. We’ve all had it. We have vaccines to prevent the flu, antivirals to help alleviate suffering, and control...
View ArticlePublic/Private Partnership in Pandemics Preparedness
Today, we announced a partnership with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, the United States...
View ArticleKeeping the World Cup Healthy
The Skoll Global Threats Fund is supporting the debut of a mobile app at the FIFA World Cup in Brazil to help track people’s health over the course of the event. This builds on the participatory...
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