This week in health, science and tech: the first mile of care creates a better pathway for those in rural areas, the human side of data helps health systems, and stitches get smart. This weekend, catch up on what you might have missed from The Pulse and beyond.

The First Mile of Care

Elizabeth Bailey, Director, Consortium for Affordable Medical Technologies (CAMTech) and Vikram Damodaran, Chief Product Officer, GE Sustainable Healthcare Solutions, make the case for global primary care.

More than five billion people globally are unable to access quality healthcare. Sometimes the barriers are obvious – a shortage of trained clinicians, inadequate infrastructure or the inability to pay for services. Other times, however, the impediments are less evident in marginalized communities, and are caused by a lack of education or awareness about basic health.

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