Sue Desmond-Hellmann is using precision public health -- an approach that incorporates big data, consumer monitoring, gene sequencing and other innovative tools -- to solve the world's most difficult medical problems. It's already helped cut HIV transmission from mothers to babies by nearly half in sub-Saharan Africa, and now it's being used to address alarming infant mortality rates all over the world. The goal: to save lives by bringing the right interventions to the right populations at the right time.

Sue Desmond-Hellmann: A smarter, more precise way to think about public health

A smarter, more precise way to think about public health

Precision Public Health aims to save lives by targeting the right interventions to the right populations at the right time.

A shift to precision public health could prevent 2.6 million neonatal deaths by providing targeted healthcare solutions.

Harnessing big data and gene sequencing, precision public health targets right interventions to slash global infant mortality.

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