How AI Is Targeting Malaria at Its Source

Drones, AI and a radically targeted approach to malaria prevention - this week Ania speaks with Mary Yeboah Ansawa from Ghana’s Sora Technology about locating larvae-filled puddles before mosquitoes grow up to bite. From cutting pesticide use to saving field teams days of work, we dive into how this tech could reshape malaria control across Africa.

India’s TB Breakthrough—And a Privacy StormBack in Mumbai

Chavi Sajdev updates us on new TB diagnostics that swap messy sputum tests for simple oral swabs—faster, safer and far more accessible. Then: why India’s plan to preload every new phone with a government cyber-security app sparked a nationwide backlash and pushback from major tech companies.Somewhere on Earth - voices from Ghana to India, innovation to controversy - all in one episode.

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