New data collected by the (IHME) demonstrate sharp declines in maternal and child deaths across the world. Study author Haidong Wang聽cites education, health innovations and rising income聽as drivers of improved outcomes for women and children.
Tag: Global Health
Alum’s smartphone microscopes headed to schools, clinics worldwide
UW mechanical engineering alumnus聽Thomas Larson (鈥�13) invented a microscope lens for smartphones while still an undergraduate. Since graduation, he has sold聽5,000 of his product, the聽.聽The smartphone microscopes are being used in classrooms and in the field around the world. His next step? Working with global health experts to test the Micro Phone Lens at a clinic in Kenya.
Graduate students partner with Peruvian community to build gardens
In poor communities outside Lima, Peru, green space is limited and fresh food is scarce. An interdisciplinary group of UW professors and graduate students aimed to bring change to one community by supporting residents in constructing and cultivating household gardens.
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