Uploaded February 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
What if you could track donations of medicines that help treat over one billion of the world's poorest people against neglected tropical diseases, the same way you track the package you order on Amazon? Working with supply chain experts from around the world, biochemist Christian Schröter developed a method for tracking medical donations from the warehouse to places like the back country of Mozambique -- all using something as simple as a cellphone.
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What if you could track donations of medicines that help treat over one billion of the world's poorest people against neglected tropical diseases, the same way you track the package you order on Amazon? Working with supply chain experts from around the world, biochemist Christian Schröter developed a method for tracking medical donations from the warehouse to places like the back country of Mozambique -- all using something as simple as a cellphone.
About the TED Institute: We know that innovative ideas and fresh approaches to challenging problems can be discovered inside visionary companies around the world. The TED Institute helps surface and share these insights. Every year, TED works with a group of select companies and foundations to identify internal ideators, inventors, connectors, and creators. Drawing on the same rigorous regimen that has prepared speakers for the TED main stage, TED Institute works closely with each partner, overseeing curation and providing intensive one-on-one talk development to sharpen and fine tune ideas.
Learn more at ted.com/ted-institute
Follow TED Institute on Twitter @TEDPartners
Subscribe to our channel: youtube.com/user/TEDInstitute
