Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the global health landscape, particularly in remote Amazon regions, where a new technology can diagnose cutaneous leishmaniasis using a cellphone without requiring an internet connection.
Author Archives: Jaime Garcia Alba
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Restoring Brazil’s Rainforest Can Power an Environmental and Economic Transformation
Restoring lands represents a major opportunity to boost the local economy and support the development of surrounding communities. Estimates suggest that restoration activities can generate, on average, 0.42 jobs per […]
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The Future of the Amazon Region Demands Innovative and Sustainable Financing
During New York Climate Week on September 27, we organized an event with the Science Panel for the Amazon (SPA) focused on climate financing for the restoration and sustainable development of the […]
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Calling Private Investors: Four Opportunities to Scale Impact in the Amazon Region
Amazonia is reaching an ecological tipping point, and decisive actions are needed to scale up its positive impact. As the planet’s lung and home of the most biodiverse forest, this […]
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Artificial Intelligence for Timely Diagnosis of Tropical Diseases
Climate change increasingly impacts the health of people living in tropical and subtropical areas worldwide and can exacerbate the distribution and transmission of diseases in various ways. Most of the […]