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    6 technologies that will disrupt health care in developing markets

    Fresh innovations in artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, and more will make it easier and more cost-effective to deliver services and goods to remote and undeveloped health care markets. Experts from consultancy Future Crunch told Devex about their top picks to watch.

    By Lisa Cornish // 24 October 2016

    Rapidly evolving technology has dramatically changed our everyday lives — and its potential to improve health care access and services is remarkable.

    The development community has only begun to include these shifts into programming. Future Crunch, an Australia-based consultancy, is working with organizations across the country, including aid groups, to help them understand, plan for and leverage disruptive innovations. Science and technology experts Angus Hervey, Tane Hunter and Tanushree Rao spoke to Devex about which technologies can help reshape health markets to improve service delivery and outcomes in developing countries.

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      Lisa Cornish is a former Devex Senior Reporter based in Canberra, where she focuses on the Australian aid community. Lisa has worked with News Corp Australia as a data journalist and has been published throughout Australia in the Daily Telegraph in Melbourne, Herald Sun in Melbourne, Courier-Mail in Brisbane, and online through news.com.au. Lisa additionally consults with Australian government providing data analytics, reporting and visualization services.

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