A smarter, more precise way to think about public health

Title:
A smarter, more precise way to think about public health
Speaker:
Sue Desmond-Hellmann
Description:

Sue Desmond-Hellmann is using precision public health -- an approach that incorporates big data, consumer monitoring, gene sequencing and other innovative tools -- to solve the world's most difficult medical problems. It's already helped cut HIV transmission from mothers to babies by nearly half in sub-Saharan Africa, and now it's being used to address alarming infant mortality rates all over the world. The goal: to save lives by bringing the right interventions to the right populations at the right time.

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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
14:18
Format: HTML5
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