StartingBloc Los Angeles Institute 2013 Essay 1: Quingan Zhou
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Quing wants to use digital innovation to improve global vaccine access and development. Currently, 26 million children do not receive needed vaccinations each year, resulting in 2.4 million preventable deaths. Through StartingBloc, Quing hopes to learn from experts in diverse fields, clarify strategies to address this crisis, and connect with networks that can guide efforts to deliver existing vaccines and accelerate new ones. The goal is to contribute to a future with fewer deaths from preventable diseases.
StartingBloc Los Angeles Institute 2013 Essay 1: Quingan Zhou
- 1. StartingBloc Institute for Social Innovation Los Angeles, 2013 Application Essay #1
- 2. A Global Health Crisis: Vaccines 26 million children don’t receive = the vaccinations that they need each year * 2.4 million children die from preventable diseases each year despite the availability of effective vaccines * = 1 million *Sources: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- 3. Quing’s Goal: Digital Solutions for Cost-Effective Vaccines I want to use digital innovation to store and deliver existing vaccines to target populations as well as accelerate the development of new vaccines. But how? StartingBloc can help.
- 4. Quing’s Motivation: Reduce Suffering & Improve Lives Millions suffer and die from polio, measles, diarrheal disease, pneumococcal disease, malaria, HIV, tuberculosis, and other vaccine- preventable diseases. Life-saving vaccines already exist, and I want to deliver them to people who need them. But how? StartingBloc can help.
- 5. StartingBloc #1 Asset: People from Diverse Fields (PDFs) Techies International Other Getting Development PDFs Real Gurus World Quing Solutions Medical in One Consultants Professionals Room Social Entrepreneurs
- 6. Quing can LEARN from PDFs* Paul, what made your Rebecca, what crowdfunding is your greatest Gabrielle, h campaign challenge as a ow did you successful? pediatrician? connect with that local contact in Kenya? Mohamed, tell me Bashir, what is the about the medical hottest technology landscape in India – in the mobile health I have never been industry? there! Quing *PDFs = People from Diverse Fields
- 7. PDFs can help Quing CLARIFY the problem and solutions Quing, have you ever Quing, what exactly considered….? do you mean by health innovation? Quing, how can Consultants an MBA help you progress in Quing, why this project? would you want Medical to focus your Professionals efforts in Sub- Saharan Africa International Other and not India? Development PDFs Gurus
- 8. PDFs can CONNECT Quing with the right networks A community organizer in India A mobile app developer at Stanford StartingBloc Quing Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Community A like-minded individual who want to tackle the global StartingBloc Fellows! health crisis of vaccination Could you please connect me with… Others?
- 9. Because my StartingBloc Fellowship Class can help me: 0 LEARN about various fields that might work together 0 CLARIFY my strategic plan to address the global health crisis of vaccines 0 CONNECT me with individuals who can guide me in my goals I will be able to contribute to the following future:
- 10. A Global Health Crisis: Vaccines 26 million = children who DO receive the vaccinations they need each year 2.4 million deaths PREVENTED each year