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The novel coronavirus disease is the latest in a series of infectious disease emergencies, including cholera, Ebola, SARS, Chikungunya, HIV/AIDS, and influenza. Scientists and drug developers are rushing to produce, test,...

It’s free to post on social media, so why should resource-strapped NGOs pay to engage users through digital channels? The answer is simple: scale, efficiency, and insights. The reality is that the development community...

I’ve been working to innovate education in Senegal for over ten years as the founder of CyberSmart Africa. These days, I see that COVID-19 offers a real-time digital resilience test, dramatically exposing both successes...

Get first access to World Health Organization‘s new COVID-19 mobile learning app targeted specifically to health workers. Download it now on: Apple App Store Google Play Store The WHO mobile learning app focuses...

Internet access is a fundamental aspect for the full exercise of our human rights, according to the United Nations. The Internet enables greater access to information and sources of knowledge, expands the exercise of rights...

Since the first COVID-19 coronavirus cases were reported in December 2019 the virus has spread to over 210 countries and territories around the world and 2 international conveyances. The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, one...

 In 2015, the Cambodia Ministry of Health rolled out its national 115 health hotline  with the objective to detect outbreak signals from the community via public reporting and via routine reporting from all health centers...

Mobile networks have become the primary way of accessing the internet in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), driving economic growth, enabling access to life-enhancing services, and creating thriving business opportunities...

We are told to #stayhome, avoid gathering in groups, keep at least two meters from others, and frequently and thoroughly wash our hands – all to do our part to help flatten the curve. These responses to COVID-19, while...