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: Community health heroes

Community health heroes

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.

Access to healthcare remains out of reach for many, with one billion people living too far from a doctor or clinic. Epidemic threats like Ebola and malaria often emerge in overlooked rural areas, where local health workers are the first and sometimes only line of defense. By empowering community health workers with training and technology, entire villages gain lifesaving care from those who live among them. Bold collaboration and digital tools now aim to bring medicine to the world's last mile.