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GlobaldiagnostiX - the 1000th patient diagnosed
GlobaldiagnostiX - developed at the Centre and now deployed by our start-up Pristem through the OpendiagnostiX South-Africa - has a major impact with more and more patients diagnosed.

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5th Humanitarian Action Challenges
The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), is thrilled to announce the launch of the 5th Humanitarian Action Challenge. And this time, the call is open to all International Organizations, offering this unique opportunity for research projects to all actors in the humanitarian field.

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Humanitarian Action Fellowship
We're excited to share that applications for the EPFL Humanitarian Action Fellowship (HAF) are open, an integral part of the Engineering for Humanitarian Action (EHA) program. The EHA initiative is a collaborative effort among ETH Zurich, EPFL, and the ICRC, aimed at leveraging Swiss academic expertise to address the needs of vulnerable populations in conflict zones.

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Hope for improved acces to X-ray: EssentialTech spin-off launches first diagnostics centre in South Africa
Pristem SA, a spin-off of the EPFL EssentialTech Centre, has inaugurated its first radiology diagnostic centre, Open Diagnostics. It is the first private X-ray diagnostic centre in Alexandra Township, an underserved urban part of Johannesburg, South Africa.

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New MOOC Equips Humanitarians with Digital Savvy
The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Doctors Without Borders (MSF) announce the launch of “Humanitarian Action in the Digital Age”, a new Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) designed specifically to help humanitarian organizations equip their workforce with a holistic understanding of Information and Communication Technologies