Leaders, decision makers and the majority of people are excited about technology and hope it can support people before they reach a crisis. Yes, it can help them organise their story, write and perform tasks. It may enable you to recognise danger earlier. It can help them avoid unnecessary fear. It can inform them when to seek care from a chemist, a nurse, a doctor, or a hospital. And most importantly, it can help identify infection risks early, so people can isolate and protect others rather than spreading illness on buses, in waiting rooms, in clinics, and in hospitals.

When I heard the WHO Director TedRoss repeat the same statement again and again "I declared a public health emergency of international concern over an epidemic of Ebola disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. And Uganda, the situation is a public health emergency  ...