young glory: ebola
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Young Glory October 2014
“Come up with a tool or service to help better manage future ebola outbreaks”
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Ebola spreads through human-to-human transmission via direct contact, but is
only contagious once the infected person starts showing symptoms.
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Fever is one of the �rst symptoms to appear.
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In order to keep Ebola from spreading, we need to make sure that
people who show symptoms stay isolated.
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How?
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According to industry estimates, West Africa holds 188 million mobile subscribers.
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Mobile does not necessarily mean smartphone but it does mean that
a) a lot of people in West Africa are connected to the Internet, often via text messaging, and that
b) a lot of people, especially younger generations, use Bluetooth to share and spread music.
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It has even been said that “In much of West Africa, cell phones are used as all purpose
multimedia device.”
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In other words, people in West Africa are well familiar with text messaging and Bluetooth as ways to gather and share information.
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Knowing this, we came up with a tool/toy that alerts people the minute someone they know starts showing Ebola symptoms.
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Introducing RingAround
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It is a take on the well-known, universally loved mood ring, complete with built-in Bluetooth connection.
These rings are very cheap to make, which makes mass production possible.
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The temperature sensors sit on the inside of the ring, so that they are not altered by the sun or other heat sources, and the Bluetooth sensor runs like a ribbon around the entire ring.
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We’ll hand out RingAround mood rings to everyone who wants one.
(if you have kids, or have ever been a kid, you’ll know why this will be a success).
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When the ring detects the bearer’s phone, it will connect to the Bluetooth.
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If the wearer gets a fever, the ring will immediately notice the change in temperature and notify the phone.
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The phone, in turn, will automatically send out text messages to all contacts in the phone book, and to the local CDC o�ce.
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The text message will alert people to stay away from the wearer until it has been con�rmed whether he or she has Ebola.
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Thanks to the constant Bluetooth connection, the mood ring will continually send information to CDC about the person’s condition.
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If the fever goes away, the phone will send out a new message letting the contacts know that it was a false alarm. If instead the fever rises, the CDC knows exactly where the person is, and they can also send back text messages with personalized suggestions and advice.
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RingAround mood rings are cheap to make, instantly appealing, and �ll a very speci�c purpose.
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They use technology already available, make it easier for the CDC or other institutions to send targeted help, and always alert the people most susceptible to get infected — the friends of people who are already sick.
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The Insomniacs Who Dream
Sources:http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/04/tech/mobile/africa-mobile-opinion/
http://research.ihub.co.ke/uploads/2012/october/1351001605_819_249.pdf http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/3/2679155/�le-sharing-west-africa-music-culturehttp://venturebeat.com/2014/01/06/csr-fashions-wearable-bluetooth-smart-jewelry/