Jan-21-14 By IdeaConnection
From designing new medicines and developing computer games to crowdfunding projects and using computer downtime, open innovation is helping to transform the global response to malaria.
According to the World Malaria Report 2013 by the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 3.4 billion people are at risk of malaria, of which 1.2 billion are at high risk.
While open innovation doesn’t have all the answers it can help to enhance knowledge, accelerate drug discovery and create more effective interventions. Here are three approaches where the crowd is helping: