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Quingan ZhouWhat do I hope to gain from the StartingBloc Fellowship? How will the Fellowship help me to achieve my goals?
StartingBloc Institute for Social InnovationLos Angeles, 2013
Application Essay #1
A Global Health Crisis: Vaccines
2.4 million children die from preventable diseases each year
despite the availability of effective vaccines *
=26 million
children don’t receive the vaccinations that they need each year *
*Sources: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation= 1 million
Quing’s Goal: Digital Solutions for Cost-Effective Vaccines
I want to use digital innovation to store and deliver existing vaccines to target populations as well as accelerate the development of new vaccines.
But how? StartingBloc can help.
Quing’s Motivation: Reduce Suffering & Improve Lives
Millions suffer and die from polio, measles, diarrheal disease, pneumococcal disease, malaria, HIV, tuberculosis, and other vaccine-
preventable diseases. Life-saving vaccines already exist, and I want to deliver them to people who need them.
But how? StartingBloc can help.
StartingBloc #1 Asset: People from Diverse Fields (PDFs)
Techies
Other PDFs
Social Entrepreneurs
Quing
International Development
Gurus
Medical Professionals
Consultants
Getting Real
World Solutions
in One Room
Quing can LEARN from PDFs*
Mohamed, tell me about the medical
landscape in India – I have never been
there!
Bashir, what is the hottest technology
in the mobile health industry?
Rebecca, what is your greatest challenge as a pediatrician?
Gabrielle, how did
you connect with that
local contact in
Kenya?
Paul, what made your
crowdfunding campaign
successful?
Quing*PDFs = People from Diverse Fields
PDFs can help Quing CLARIFY the problem and solutions
Quing, what exactly do you mean by
health innovation?
Quing, why would you want
to focus your efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa and not India?
Quing, how can an MBA help
you progress in this project?
Quing, have you ever considered….?
OtherPDFs
International Development
Gurus
Medical Professionals
Consultants
PDFs can CONNECT Quing with the right networks
Quing
StartingBlocCommunity Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
A mobile app developer at Stanford
A community organizer in India
A like-minded individual who want to tackle the global health crisis of vaccination
Others?
StartingBloc Fellows! Could you please
connect me with…
Because my StartingBloc Fellowship Class can help me:
0LEARN about various fields that might work together0CLARIFY my strategic plan to address the global
health crisis of vaccines0CONNECT me with individuals who can guide me in
my goals
I will be able to contribute to the following future:
A Global Health Crisis: Vaccines
2.4 million deaths PREVENTED each year
=26 million children who DO
receive the vaccinations they need each year