After attending Switchpoint 2018 and hearing about people who are using drones to deliver medications for snake bites to remote areas of the Amazon, cellphones to diagnose eye diseases, and paper microscopes to detect bacteria in water, I was pumped. I was excited by the opportunities to use digital tools for health. As I started my fellowship at IntraHealth International, I was excited to implement digital health tools, eager to find a solution...

Noncommunicable diseases, or NCDs, kill 41 million people around the world each year, including 15 million who die prematurely because of them. But did you know that 85% of these premature deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries? Also known as chronic diseases, NCDs include pulmonary/respiratory disease, diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular disease. They are often preventable and develop gradually. There are several risk factors for NCDs...