The Life Equation Big Data and Global Health

Big Data is being used to analyze and determine healthcare options and billions of people are affected But what and who is lost in the number crunching THE LIFE EQUATION introduces us to Jose a new kind of health worker When he meets Crecencia Buch a mother of seven with cervical cancer he faces a daunting question The price for her treatment is 10000 and at best it will buy only a few years of life That money could fund thousands of pap smears a costeffective way of catching cancer early Should Jose take Crecencias case on Across the globe an underfunded hospital in remote Nepal needs a doctor to perform Caesareans Dr Shree Ram Tiwari is willing but his expertise does not come cheap Should the hospital hire him