I don’t of know of too many tech startups that would send you to Africa on a humanitarian trip, but I just got back from an amazing trip to the West African country of Gabon. It’s a small, beautiful country of about 5 1.5 million people located on the equator just…
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Telemedicine Clinic in Rural Haiti Helps Build Self-Sustaining Communities VSee is an official People’s Choice winner of this year’s ATA Telemedicine Video Contest! Out of 79 video submissions, Expect Telemedicine video received 479 votes! The video, created and submitted by our partner, LifePaths Global Alliance, shows VSee being used to operate a rural telemedicine…
On June 19th in Rio De Janeiro, global leaders such as Ted Turner and Richard Branson assembled to have a conversation with people around the world about how technology and social media have impacted conversations about global social issues. Complementing the concurrent United Nations Rio+20 conference, the Rio+Social conference included…
A big thanks to guest blogger Cyndi Laurenti for her research on how telemedicine and telesurgery are positively affecting the developing world. Cyndi recently graduated with a degree in International Relations and is interested in how public policy affects all spheres of life. She can be reached at laurenticy@gmail.com. Videoconferencing has provided…
At VSee we have several people who are passionate about improving the situation of refugees around the world. They volunteer their time, knowledge, and resources to make a difference in the lives of refugees. In the past VSee has taken a very active role in supporting the cause, so in…
On August 12th at 2:00 p.m. ET, Mandy Moore joins Nothing But Nets™ and PSI for a video townhall on malaria in Africa, broadcast on Facebook®. The video conferencing service will be provided by VSee Lab, Inc. and Ustream, and the event is hosted by Derrick Ashong, one of Katalyst Media’s Social…
Iraqi Refugee Children in Syria Amongst the events planned to celebrate World Refugee Day (June 20th), the State Department on Friday, June 18, will host, via VSee videoconference, High Commissioner Guterres and several recognizable figures who have traveled to refugee sites around the world. The event will be moderated by…
Just a short little post to follow up on the CNN article from a few posts ago and the story about VSee and telemedicine for disaster relief a few posts before that. First, there’s a new article in CNN today regarding CrisisCamp and the results of their weekend creating tools…
At an event marking the launch of activities for World Refugee Day on June 20, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie appeared today alongside UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres to call on the world to recognise millions of victims of conflict around the world not as a burden but…
