Before the Ebola virus ravaged West Africa, killing thousands and leaving entire towns reeling, it started small. The virus wound its way out of a rainforest-adjacent village in Guinea and spread through other rural areas in Liberia and Sierra Leone, going undetected for months. Dr. Raj Panjabi just won the $US1 million TED Prize for an idea that could dramatically increase the number of paid community health workers around the world. The prize is given each year at the TED conference in Vancouver, Canada to make the recipient’s “big wish” a reality. Read more of this reportSource: News Now/Business Insider online(Visited 29 times, 29 visits today)Commentscomments

Source: GNN Liberia April 26, 2017 09:45 UTC