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Tiny Giant Steps

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Tiny Giant Steps features stories of several incredible people working in global health R&D.

Behind every breakthrough, there’s a journey of a thousand (often nonlinear) steps. When we understand this journey, it becomes easier to see that we’re on a path to progress right now, and it gives us confidence to keep pushing toward what’s next.

Meet the innovators

Dr. Ruanne Barnabas and fellow scientists are on a mission to prevent cervical cancer

Every minute, a woman is diagnosed with cervical cancer. Every two minutes, a woman dies from it. But what if a single dose of HPV vaccine could provide effective protection against this deadly disease? Dr. Ruanne Barnabas want to make it much easier to ensure that more women are vaccinated and protected.

Portrait of Darlington Akogo, founder and CEO of MinoHealth AI Labs in Accra, Ghana, on September 7, 2023. Darlington is working on a project that will help patients understand their x-rays and scans through AI.

A scientist uses AI to give Africans control of their health

Darlington Akogo, Founder & CEO of minoHealth AI Labs, discusses how his product can save lives with a “digital doctor.”

Portrait of Nneka Mobisson, Co-Founder and CEO of mDoc, with her team at the mDoc headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria, on September 14, 2023. mDoc is a social enterprise that integrates proven methodologies in quality improvement and behavioral science with web and mobile-based technology to optimize the end to end care experience for people living with chronic health needs such as diabetes, hypertension, and cancer.

How Nneka Mobisson and mDoc use AI and Large Language Models to drive health equity

Nneka Mobisson’s father believed in the power of technology to save lives in Africa. She’s honoring his memory by using AI to take on inequalities in healthcare.



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