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Melissa Densmore @ictdchick

Multi-disciplinary researcher working on issues around telecommunications and healthcare for development in Africa and India

Joined May 2009
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I am in the middle of a lake in uganda and I still have high speed i @ bushara island, lake bunyonyi, uganda instagr.am/p/TI2ebISQhI/

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Uganda Health Sector Most Corrupt in Region. And also under provisioned and underpaid. Sigh. instagr.am/p/TFjQaTyQom/
Antenatal and immunization day at Bugiri Hospital instagr.am/p/S2XEzfSQs2/
This has to be one of my favorite health posters in Uganda. instagr.am/p/S0ch7VSQhx/
I can't decide whether it is enterprising or predatory to advertise emergency loans inside a hospital... instagr.am/p/SsGwPOSQmi/
In China, 25 Million People Use Only Their Cell Phones to Read Books pulse.me/s/fLNnT
"Already, places without clean water, decent sanitation or steady electricity are using supercomputers." bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/…
Orange's African Social Venture Prize applications are due Sept 21: starafrica.com/en/entreprene…
Attended the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony today. May we alway @ 平和記念公園 (Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park) instagr.am/p/N-rVxFyQrI/
Uganda Educational Board advised to introduce SMS exams registration newvision.co.ug/news/632823-… via @newvisionwire
My dissertation, "The Evolving Braid: An Ethnography of Technology Change in Uganda" is online: ictdchick.com/academics/
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Blog post: Claim Mobile at CHI2012! bit.ly/HGJwXE
We Care Solar featured on PBS Newshour tonight. (I show up briefly at 7:20) pbs.org/newshour/bb/globalhe…
Ashok Gadgil: When one wants to introduce a technology into society, it needs social placement.. which will keep it going.
Blog post: #FAILFaire Recap! bit.ly/yNMTZ0
I'm really happy there are so many African researchers represented here. #ictd2012
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Blog post: Brief Thoughts on Failure and ICTD bit.ly/wtRfG8

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Announcing #FAILFaire @ #ICTD2012 speakers: @kentarotoyama, @atlas_ictd, @meowtree, @anahi_ayala, Richard Anderson bit.ly/x95Yec
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It's okay to talk about #FAILs! RSVP for the FAILFaire@ICTD2012! ictdchick.com/failfaireictd2…
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