How do you tackle a global health problem that’s largely treatable, but the tools to diagnose it can’t reach its victims? Maybe an app is an answer. Meet Nitin Shrivastava, an M.D. Candidate at the University of Massachusetts Medical School who’s using a free app called CRADLE to diagnose Retinoblastoma in the rural areas of Guatemala. Children here with this pediatric cancer of the eye are too young to complain of their symptoms and the ophthalmoscope traditionally used to diagnose the disease is a scarce resource. Could this app change the way physicians around the world identify this life-threatening disease and save the lives of children throughout the developing world?
2017 /
Finalist
CLEAR AS DAY: THE FREE TECH THAT’S SAVING THE SIGHT & LIVES OF GUATEMALA’S CHILDREN
Director & Producer: Michael Rogers and Meghan Shea,
Meghan Shea
12-year-old Tatheer embarks on a week-long Police boot camp for girls from a social housing estate in Copenhagen. Far from home, deep in the woods, she navigates grueling rituals, elusive social dynamics, and personal setbacks to find her place in this tender and revealing coming-of-age story.
2016 |
5 min
Guatemala
Languages: English
AWARD:
Finalist
Type:
Impact Video
Themes:
Creative Activism, Health
