Name: Community health heroes
Uploaded: 2018-04-04T13:50:32Z
Duration: 7 min 10 s
Description: Raj Panjabi has a bold idea: to recruit and train an army of community health workers to bring medical care to the billion people around the world who lack access to it. See how technology is transforming things for health workers like Serena and Prince -- and how TED's just-launched initiative, the Audacious Project, is amplifying their impact. Learn more at AudaciousProject.org.

Raj Panjabi has a bold idea: to recruit and train an army of community health workers to bring medical care to the billion people around the world who lack access to it. See how technology is transforming things for health workers like Serena and Prince -- and how TED's just-launched initiative, the Audacious Project, is amplifying their impact. Learn more at AudaciousProject.org.

Raj Panjabi: Community health heroes

Community health heroes

Equipping community health workers with smartphones could revolutionize outbreak response, transforming remote healthcare.

In remote communities, community health workers use smartphones for real-time data, improving outbreak detection and treatment.

The collaboration aims to train 50,000 community health workers, leveraging technology to bring healthcare to the last mile.