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Public Health and Safety
A Mobile, Integrated Disease Surveillance System
Disease surveillance is an important aspect of any public health-care programme that serves two
essential purposes, one of which is monitoring the progress of ongoing medical interventions for
disease reduction, and the other is for the early detection of outbreaks to initiate investigative and
control measures. Disease Surveillance is also a basic tool for the field epidemiologist as surveillance
data provide a scientific basis for implementation of an appropriate health-care policy, disease control
decisions, the evaluation of the efficacy of surveillance initiatives, and for the allocation of resources in
the primary health-care system.
Global Earthquake Vigil
Candle Light Vigil for Earthquake Victims in Pakistan
The situation in Pakistan is still worse. People are still suffering and dying. Aftershocks are still rocking the country and making it impossible to work and live.
Action for Women's Literacy
Under collaboration with fellow Shachi Shantinath, focusing on how technology can advance women's literacy in the developing world. We address how technology can: help to increase financial support for women's literacy programs; strengthen teacher skills; and support women students to enhance their learning. We do so from the perspective of how best to adapt technology to the context of women's lives.
It takes only US$50 to make one woman literate.
We are working to make that a reality.
