renegade.bio – Focusing COVID-19 Testing on the People it Helps

Oct 05, 2020 Posted by: Elias Ross Trupin COVID-19, Craig Rouskey, LGBT Entrepreneur, Pride Month, SDG3, USA

Craig: We’re a queer-owned and operated business and a public benefit corporation. We elevate our communities and have the opportunity to help co-create a new business landscape where the triple bottom line is the focus. We’re proof that a company that puts people and the planet first can thrive in a changing business ecosystem.

Samirah Dekowski Maison: Partnerships & Community for Women’s Reproductive Health

Oct 05, 2020 Posted by: Elias Ross Trupin Entrepreneurship, Ghana, Samirah Dekowski Maison, SDG3, Womens Health

African women bear a huge burden of disease and death during their reproductive years with over 500 women dying daily in Sub-Saharan Africa (WHO) and many more are living in pain from preventable sexual and reproductive health issues. This is caused by factors such as stigma, poor social support, inadequate dissemination of information, faulty cultural beliefs, limited access to healthcare products, and services.

Beth Ann Lopez – Using Tech to Connect Vietnamese Patients to Doctors 24/7

Oct 02, 2020 Posted by: Elias Ross Trupin Beth Ann Lopez, Entrepreneurship, Health tech, SDG3, Vietnam

Despite being plagued by chronic inefficiencies such as long lines, unpredictable hours, and uncertain quality, the health sectors of many emerging markets remain largely unchanged by new technology. Patients rely on word of mouth recommendations to choose providers – a daunting task in Vietnam, where there are over 50,000 private clinics alone. Doctors rarely have access to comprehensive patient medical records and spend much of their time seeking new patients and filling out paperwork. Patients, in turn, find themselves undergoing overly short consultations and multiple visits to doctors and specialists with virtually no coordination of care.

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