Real-Time Data Communication Saves Lives

Numbers released just this week from the World Health Organization report that there are still 17,000 current cases of Ebola, and over 35 million people are living with AIDS.
The sheer scale of these diseases bring forth major challenges to governments and healthcare providers. But as we’ll see in this Need to Know report from WXXI’s Sasha-Ann Simons, cellphones and the information they provide are powerful tools for tracking diseases and preventing further transmission.