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Create discovery, trial, manufacturing, stockpiling, and access systems for drugs effective across viral families with pandemic potential.
health-biology
pandemic
developing
broad-spectrum
antivirals
next
create
discovery
trial
manufacturing
stockpiling
systems
technology-computing
economics-resources
society-governance
global-unspecified
mobility
ensuring
Develop systems that reduce diversion, duplication, spoilage, and exclusion while protecting the privacy and safety of aid recipients.
society-governance
africa
sudan
tracking
humanitarian
supplies
last-mile
delivery
develop
systems
reduce
diversion
duplication
technology-computing
safety
reliable
ensuring
last
Develop authentication and behavioral safeguards against voice and video impersonation scams that exploit trust between relatives, employees, and customers.
society-governance
preventing
deepfake-enabled
financial
fraud
targeting
families
develop
authentication
behavioral
safeguards
global-unspecified
whether
philosophy-ethics
prevent
way
being
technology-computing
Create interoperable enrollment, portable learning records, mobile instruction, and language support for children whose families move for work.
social-civic-problems
asia
india
children
improving
education
continuity
seasonal
migration
create
interoperable
enrollment
portable
global-unspecified
health-biology
low
displaced
african
Create transparent testing, household behavior, public infrastructure, and maintenance strategies so families consistently access safe water rather than reverting to contaminated sources.
economics-resources
asia
bangladesh
safe
reducing
arsenic
exposure
wells
unevenly
distributed
create
transparent
testing
public
climate-environment
society-governance
access
systems
Create low-cost monitoring, recharge, storage, and governance systems for coastal aquifers threatened by sea-level rise and excessive groundwater extraction.
society-governance
asia
bangladesh
preventing
saltwater
intrusion
delta
drinking-water
supplies
create
low-cost
monitoring
recharge
systems
governance
climate-environment
economics-resources
coastal
open
South Africa, Africa
Schools in South Africa rarely have counselors trained to screen for depression, and stigma around mental illness discourages families from seeking care even where services technically exist.
social-civic-problems
africa
south-africa
depression
schools
south
addressing
untreated
adolescent
under-resourced
rarely
have
health-biology
global-unspecified
mental-health
Emergency relief supplies in Myanmar are typically mobilized only after a cyclone makes landfall, resulting in critical delays reaching affected communities in the first 72 hours.
economics-resources
asia
myanmar
supply-chain
emergency
cyclone
pre-positioning
supply
chains
ahead
season
relief
supplies
pre
positioning
critical
kenya
nigeria
Germany's aging population is outpacing the development of affordable elder care facilities and trained caregiving staff, leaving many families without support for elderly relatives.
social-civic-problems
europe
germany
affordable
elder
care
aging
building
infrastructure
populations
population
outpacing
global-unspecified
health-biology
philosophy-ethics
