The Apps of HealthHacks Hackathon 2017 (Part 1)

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKr7vCZnrOZd56cF3uWBN3ewkZWwKdMcv5UnUp0YgSBuvc0_FJxARV8al4RVbfDP3yqA57CckfoNdWtKR8ibqjW9EPdW8qQL70AjbReZUEV6aFZ1uiZP2aSGM9KErMdLnb8vygBR20-rc_/s1600/Hack3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKr7vCZnrOZd56cF3uWBN3ewkZWwKdMcv5UnUp0YgSBuvc0_FJxARV8al4RVbfDP3yqA57CckfoNdWtKR8ibqjW9EPdW8qQL70AjbReZUEV6aFZ1uiZP2aSGM9KErMdLnb8vygBR20-rc_/s400/Hack3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The recently held Hackathon by HealthHacks had 80 participants and that comprised 20 teams. The hackathon last Feb 4 – 5, 2017 generated 20 technology driven solutions for healthcare and the medical field. Developing and coding the solutions overnight within a span of 20 hours, these solutions were generated after undergoing mentorship from a diverse group of consultants ranging from technical to business acumen of mentors.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The hackathon participants came from colleges and universities with those as young as senior high school and college level students. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Team YouthHack developed a smartphone app that would help in ensuring that Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) be done properly and correctly. Citing statistics on the mortality rate of heart attack victims, the timely application of  CPR will spell the difference between life and death. Upon utilization  of the app at a time of emergency, the smartphone will tell through voice prompts if the procedure is being done correctly by the one conducting the CPR. </span></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhahWzDGJvtDG2i0S4nyB1HSakreXtHQytSzVo8BqTGtRXqW9OJO4TiwloFZjCJGR15kszIr3VByDb5xMVyNy1plWB7uAybOylPWpUilVQ8eu1GqsZx7PCFd8O8Qv-A7yN_j_0TZ7RmJHkh/s1600/Hack4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhahWzDGJvtDG2i0S4nyB1HSakreXtHQytSzVo8BqTGtRXqW9OJO4TiwloFZjCJGR15kszIr3VByDb5xMVyNy1plWB7uAybOylPWpUilVQ8eu1GqsZx7PCFd8O8Qv-A7yN_j_0TZ7RmJHkh/s400/Hack4.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">CPR Monitor</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">This will be very useful for frontline responders or even those who are trained in basic life support when faced with an emergency situation.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Another app developed is called HazMap. This app enables the user to check any locality in the country for health hazards such as Dengue Clusters or any outbreak of any disease. It uses GPS together with drawing health data from institutions in the area. It features demographics and will give the user data on the health hazards in the locality.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">This will also enable the users to determine the health safety concerns of their loved ones by updating health hazards in schools or any community they might be travelling to.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Team OZONE conceptualized a Fitness oriented app. It is akin to a health app pretending to be a Role Playing Game.  Its core function is to give points to those who play the game which in reality is a series of activities that will generate wellness for the user. E reward can be discounts to health related and wellness products that will enable them to have fun will living a healthy lifestyle.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"> HealthTech.PH covered the event and observed the process being made by the participants. HealthHacks is now on its 2nd year and garnered more participants this year. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=5544835517721897626&postID=%208549687393785048409&target=facebook" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9Bov-5jxblscorzGCopVL5Xz68i6dvP9jIudFNjEHqR8MMdmVfysddhDjGUhuvlerb67aHnfQDJEUeUQZ5kjo_Wx4ig1t1Up2WOpNkMj-NaNLwPtxqdA3ez_SOd-1IwiRZWwI2BCbpA/s1600/sharefb185.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=5544835517721897626&postID=%208549687393785048409&target=twitter" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMggqAn9B6n_ue3iBOqDQgfJmfpRxWvLyKJRt7IFP17wasPqRAsizTNNHpZHUKMuDMZm5A4duwa4m0IFs-cBh79J03YQVVToXxjf2LZ6qNn4CyLwa8Wy-c4jj2UC8QFH081Ja_q0iaXdM/s1600/sharetw185.png" /></a></div>

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HealthHacks Hackathon 2017 Happening Now!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHasJFWbbgyKt7-ik4vQB0psCjYfBIYz0DLlqTBFsmKN4j0f6XB7BAEJhZP5_f510IzzsbxD8yT2adcRDimQhYVa9M-mV48VHFJQBODKoFUz-yI0zcTPA60DYaIipeGVRdfuuDEnz32vj/s1600/Hackathon1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHasJFWbbgyKt7-ik4vQB0psCjYfBIYz0DLlqTBFsmKN4j0f6XB7BAEJhZP5_f510IzzsbxD8yT2adcRDimQhYVa9M-mV48VHFJQBODKoFUz-yI0zcTPA60DYaIipeGVRdfuuDEnz32vj/s400/Hackathon1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Now on its third year, HealthHacks is a 2 day marathon or hackathon that aims to involve students to engage in developing and crafting solutions for healthcare and medicine using technology. These will be the products on intense focus of the participant during this event.<br /><br />There are currently 80 participants in this year’s hackathon composed of 20 teams. The hackathon is is being held at the Microsoft Philippines Head Office at 6750 Ayala Ave., Makati City.<br /><br />The hackathon will start at exactly 1:30 p.m. on February 4, 2017 and will go on uninterrupted until 12 noon February 5, 2017. <br /><br />HealthHacks hackathon started its acceptance for this year’s participants since 2016. Registration was extended up to January 17, 2017.<br /><br />Recognizing the necessary and ever increasing use of technology in bringing solutions to healthcare and medical issues and problems, the hackathon is harnessing the creativity, intelligence and ingeniousness of the youth. <br /><br />Participants are from Senior High School and collegiate students. The reason for the age requirement is that the age gaps between the participants be kept to a minimum.<br /><br />Teams were formed composed of 3 – 5 members each and they may come from varying fields of discipline. What is important is that the team be able to develop a solution, have the solution coded or programmed so the solution developed can be demonstrated in front of judges. During the development of the solutions, there are mentors who will be resource persons for the teams wherein experience based guidance will be available.<br /><br />Viability of the solution developed together with the impact to be created in healthcare and the medical field will be the prime criteria for the top three winners of the completion.<br /><br />The top three teams will be announced on the afternoon of February 5, 2017.</span></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=5544835517721897626&postID= 1068164957373270814&target=facebook" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9Bov-5jxblscorzGCopVL5Xz68i6dvP9jIudFNjEHqR8MMdmVfysddhDjGUhuvlerb67aHnfQDJEUeUQZ5kjo_Wx4ig1t1Up2WOpNkMj-NaNLwPtxqdA3ez_SOd-1IwiRZWwI2BCbpA/s1600/sharefb185.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=5544835517721897626&postID= 1068164957373270814&target=twitter" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMggqAn9B6n_ue3iBOqDQgfJmfpRxWvLyKJRt7IFP17wasPqRAsizTNNHpZHUKMuDMZm5A4duwa4m0IFs-cBh79J03YQVVToXxjf2LZ6qNn4CyLwa8Wy-c4jj2UC8QFH081Ja_q0iaXdM/s1600/sharetw185.png" /></a></div>

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Healthcare Business Competition for Students from February 4-5, 2017

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnE0QDwPsYOo8K3maJTINr3vMGFoVXNrgg0MykQo3lDKgJEtSyjaDVL8sXUVs_P9ecjDbtu5EUcw1p58x-Eexy3y782PVmpnqCrwHSYExAkiseRaszLb0hyq-pGBhvFSvFqx1svt5-q5OP/s1600/HealthHacks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnE0QDwPsYOo8K3maJTINr3vMGFoVXNrgg0MykQo3lDKgJEtSyjaDVL8sXUVs_P9ecjDbtu5EUcw1p58x-Eexy3y782PVmpnqCrwHSYExAkiseRaszLb0hyq-pGBhvFSvFqx1svt5-q5OP/s400/HealthHacks.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">HealthHacks PH, an overnight healthcare business technology competition, will be from Feb 4-5, 2017 at the Microsoft Offices in Makati. It is organized by undergraduate college and high school students.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">HealthHacks PH is a non-profit organization that organizes events to encourage students to create software or hardware solutions in healthcare. This organization believes that it is never too early to begin solving healthcare problems through technology.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Registrants are already filled up but one can receive updates through their Facebook page on <a href="http://facebook.com/healthhacksph.">facebook.com/healthhacksph.</a></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=5544835517721897626&postID= 7308252470985854981&target=facebook" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9Bov-5jxblscorzGCopVL5Xz68i6dvP9jIudFNjEHqR8MMdmVfysddhDjGUhuvlerb67aHnfQDJEUeUQZ5kjo_Wx4ig1t1Up2WOpNkMj-NaNLwPtxqdA3ez_SOd-1IwiRZWwI2BCbpA/s1600/sharefb185.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=5544835517721897626&postID= 7308252470985854981&target=twitter" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMggqAn9B6n_ue3iBOqDQgfJmfpRxWvLyKJRt7IFP17wasPqRAsizTNNHpZHUKMuDMZm5A4duwa4m0IFs-cBh79J03YQVVToXxjf2LZ6qNn4CyLwa8Wy-c4jj2UC8QFH081Ja_q0iaXdM/s1600/sharetw185.png" /></a></div>

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Youth solve pressing healthcare problems in 24 hours at HealthHacks PH 2016

<div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii4b0WLMlyfWmxuWBdHSKEkY4UfUvcymmSPj_DpOSuPuHKW3iv9s77Of5gusSsJTddXqKl1IIgMLlZpcHUAhzJOMRaOuB_y3NdwAtzT3muOBW-pAayCA-Qmw13Ujyum5-iHhtPRBidqqht/s1600/healthhacks04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii4b0WLMlyfWmxuWBdHSKEkY4UfUvcymmSPj_DpOSuPuHKW3iv9s77Of5gusSsJTddXqKl1IIgMLlZpcHUAhzJOMRaOuB_y3NdwAtzT3muOBW-pAayCA-Qmw13Ujyum5-iHhtPRBidqqht/s640/healthhacks04.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div> <br /> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5544835517721897626" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Twelve teams from schools all over Manila participated in HealthHacks PH 2016 - the first Philippine health hackathon exclusively for students<br /><br />by Brian Tan, January 27, 2016<br /><br />Last January 23-24, HealthHacks PH - a non-profit organization run by college students passionate about solving healthcare problems through technology - held the first ever health hackathon for students in the Philippines in Microsoft's Office, Makati.<br /><br />Twelve teams from different schools all over Metro Manila participated in the competition. The main objectives of HealthHacks were to stimulate innovative thinking in the participants by presenting them the problems being faced in Philippine and global healthcare, as well as to inspire the talented students to create tech solutions to these problems.<br /> </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Day 1 of HealthHacks - Participants getting ready for the 24-hour hackathon.<br /><br /><b>Inspired by His Dad</b><br /><br />During the welcoming remarks, HealthHacks founder Kyle Tan gave the participants an inspiring, personal speech about why he created this organization and event.<br /><br />“I was inspired to start this initiative by my dad,” said the HealthHacks founder. Kyle’s dad suffered 6 long years of pneumonia, which developed into stage 4 cancer.  As such, Kyle was motivated to solve this problem of “hacking” cancer.  The best way he found to do that was by organizing a healthcare hackathon - so HealthHacks PH was born.<br /><br /> <b>A Gathering of Experts in Healthcare</b><br />  <br />HealthHacks PH also successfully gathered an esteemed set of speakers, mentors, and judges.  Among the speakers were Dr. Raymonde Uy, who is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Medical Informatics at the National Library of Medicine, and Farouk Meralli, the CEO of mClinica, a local healthtech startup.<br /><br />“Technology is shaping the modern practice of medicine,” said Dr. Raymonde. He gave the participants a talk that discussed the many ways on how Health Informatics is changing the lives of both doctors and patients - and how faster adoption of it is needed in the country.<br /><br /><b>Farouk's Crazy Startup Journey</b><br /><br />Meanwhile, Farouk Meralli, who holds a Masters in Health Policy and Management from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, talked about his own personal startup journey - from living in the US, to working at big pharma companies, to having to build a company for the Philippines in such a short amount of time.<br /><br />“I had 60 days to get the first pharmacy in, otherwise I would lose my first payment. 60 days - do or die. Luckily, I found a great team to build the tech. It worked enough, so we got our first pharmacy in, and from there it just grew,” said Meralli.<br /><br /><b>Problem Pitches and Hacking Time</b><br /><br />Following the talks came the problem pitching time - a segment borrowed from the Hacking Medicine program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).  During this time, each participant gave a 30-second pitch about a problem in healthcare he/she wanted to solve.  Afterwards, the participants teamed up into groups of three. The teams refined their ideas and consulted with the experienced mentors in attendance, which included Jay Fajardo of Medifi and Marc Medina of MEDIX - 2 CEO’s of local healthtech startups.<br /><br />The rest of the day was left for the participants to ideate, validate, and hack their ideas into creation, with some participants choosing to not sleep during the overnight event.<br />Final Pitching to the Judges</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />On the 2nd day, after more than 20 hours of work, the participants finally had to pitch their ideas to an esteemed set of 6 judges. They had to present to the panel of Farouk Meralli and Dr. Raymonde Uy; Martin Gomez from IBM; Rodrick Tan from By Implication; Dr. Ruby Cristobal from the Department of Science and Technology - Science Education Institute; and Kit Sumabat from the Philippine Nursing Informatics Association.<br /><br />After almost two hours’ worth of presentations and demos, three teams were named the winners of the first ever health hackathon for students in the Philippines.<br /><br />The third and second prizes, which were cash prizes of P1,000 and P2,500, went to Team #SQUAD and Team STDuty respectively. Team #SQUAD, composed of Andre Cauilan, Xavi Ablaza, and Aldrin Mallari, created Insuloop - an app and a portable hardware solution that aims to help Type 1 Diabetes patients with an automated glucose monitor and insulin pump.  On the other hand, Team STDuty, composed of Lizeth Baldelomar, Frances Calceta, and Gabby Torres, created Seize The Date - a game that seeks to educate teenagers about sexually transmitted diseases through interactive storylines.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />The grand champion of HealthHacks PH was Team Bitscript - a group of 14-year-old Grade 9 students from Xavier School.  Team Bitscript, composed of Jacob Dy, Zachary Sy and Phillbert Tan, created Temperate, a cloud-based data management and collaboration platform that includes an electronic medical record system, a user ID system with personalized image detection, and real-time QR and barcode processing. The team was awarded P5,000 in cash, and the opportunity to be incubated by Farouk Meralli, the CEO of mClinica.<br /><br />With the help from their major sponsors - Microsoft, Kickstart Ventures, and Infosys - together with the inspiration and expertise given by the mentors, speakers, and judges, HealthHacks PH's first event proved to be a rousing success. Now, it is up to the participants to continue developing their apps and become the next generation of healthcare game-changers in the Philippines.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />For people interested to know more about or contact HealthHacks PH, you may visit their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/healthhacksph, or their website at www.healthhacks.xyz.</span></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=5544835517721897626&postID= 1373359538164754982&target=facebook" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9Bov-5jxblscorzGCopVL5Xz68i6dvP9jIudFNjEHqR8MMdmVfysddhDjGUhuvlerb67aHnfQDJEUeUQZ5kjo_Wx4ig1t1Up2WOpNkMj-NaNLwPtxqdA3ez_SOd-1IwiRZWwI2BCbpA/s1600/sharefb185.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=5544835517721897626&postID= 1373359538164754982&target=twitter" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMggqAn9B6n_ue3iBOqDQgfJmfpRxWvLyKJRt7IFP17wasPqRAsizTNNHpZHUKMuDMZm5A4duwa4m0IFs-cBh79J03YQVVToXxjf2LZ6qNn4CyLwa8Wy-c4jj2UC8QFH081Ja_q0iaXdM/s1600/sharetw185.png" /></a></div> <br />

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Freshman Students Organize Hackathon Focused On Solving PH Healthcare Problems

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCf792etKP7v4U7D7hXQ7Wvdrs1zC4FoZ5jEvgJsdreBt8WxP4IDFP8Z3dLa4uE0Nk41ED8hFIDZm7Q3HMmuG3fHVDaZMvzKIiTHlY5Xhr2LNF15MkeQ-oxoZxEl_8ASmgxemOMX3fsQN-/s1600/healthhacks02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLUB2TiLVIqF57f3HC95uvWV65kzHZdgGe4YzCbL3Dkm-rtbImOreZ3mcNuStYzZklQ2Ph27QCSBtKfzNFUiwFpBrekysO9YAXbCq5H12CGlau-Qpng2UotA5xo1tA3Wj84panoFBKHSHw/s1600/healthhacks04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLUB2TiLVIqF57f3HC95uvWV65kzHZdgGe4YzCbL3Dkm-rtbImOreZ3mcNuStYzZklQ2Ph27QCSBtKfzNFUiwFpBrekysO9YAXbCq5H12CGlau-Qpng2UotA5xo1tA3Wj84panoFBKHSHw/s320/healthhacks04.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="font-size: large;">MAKATI, Philippines - Over the weekend, a number of youthful minds gathered at the Microsoft Offices along Ayala Avenue to explore how to address the various healthcare problems in the Philippines.<br /><br />HealthHacks is the first ever student organized hackathon focused on solving healthcare problems in the Philippines. With a 2-day event filled with inspiring talks, eccentric people, and amazing prizes, participants were challenged to create innovative and feasible solutions overnight.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <br /> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCf792etKP7v4U7D7hXQ7Wvdrs1zC4FoZ5jEvgJsdreBt8WxP4IDFP8Z3dLa4uE0Nk41ED8hFIDZm7Q3HMmuG3fHVDaZMvzKIiTHlY5Xhr2LNF15MkeQ-oxoZxEl_8ASmgxemOMX3fsQN-/s1600/healthhacks02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCf792etKP7v4U7D7hXQ7Wvdrs1zC4FoZ5jEvgJsdreBt8WxP4IDFP8Z3dLa4uE0Nk41ED8hFIDZm7Q3HMmuG3fHVDaZMvzKIiTHlY5Xhr2LNF15MkeQ-oxoZxEl_8ASmgxemOMX3fsQN-/s320/healthhacks02.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brian Tan with Kickstart's Christian Besler</td></tr> </tbody></table> <span style="font-size: large;">Venture capital firm Kickstart Ventures (they invest in early-stage to Series C digital tech startups), and other existing startups in the health and medical field like Medix.ph, Medifi, and mClinica were there to rally their support to the brave, young minds who initiated the event.<br /><br />Among the movers of this hackathon was Brian Tan who Studies BS Information Technology Entrepreneurship at Ateneo de Manila University.  Also in the core of HealthHacks is Pau Joquino, who is also the Co-Founder/CEO at Integrating Science in the Philippines - (ISIP)</span><br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIM4JUadFK83bUoc-YrxizQ34grsJJH2deDaaS81TlPFZmDAnPtDZ-4ZIheT2l3oQ1jXKOmCnv7uAkA6FkngmFCLv0SfHqC5XLREyqkZS1orNjavdjzk-f4iKR-y3QJWjCxRKpNCjCF_Y/s1600/healthhacks03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIM4JUadFK83bUoc-YrxizQ34grsJJH2deDaaS81TlPFZmDAnPtDZ-4ZIheT2l3oQ1jXKOmCnv7uAkA6FkngmFCLv0SfHqC5XLREyqkZS1orNjavdjzk-f4iKR-y3QJWjCxRKpNCjCF_Y/s320/healthhacks03.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marc Medina of Medix.ph serving as Mentor to the young minds.</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWXodqkj70NeAW5vDjvjcLBf-tR_3fYEmSxClwXo9P4UCAJFSs7R8XqDNnPxvpMrwbpJmRLK4U0o7rgGzYzvi6Z1Ao6CtJbViECdY133PmCwOcfx3KhHBMVtP-uDyEVTitze2ERlDZfqH/s1600/TiA_Farouk-Meralli_Marc_Medina-720x437b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWXodqkj70NeAW5vDjvjcLBf-tR_3fYEmSxClwXo9P4UCAJFSs7R8XqDNnPxvpMrwbpJmRLK4U0o7rgGzYzvi6Z1Ao6CtJbViECdY133PmCwOcfx3KhHBMVtP-uDyEVTitze2ERlDZfqH/s320/TiA_Farouk-Meralli_Marc_Medina-720x437b.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mClinica's Farouk Meralli serving as one of the Judges on the panel.</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTmNpTgyrqb82GbEr2Z5AMdS5ctKF49RGlnu1jlHpZpbwJp5z_Vip8VGmOtz-vznVQBMyZxr3Gii52s7ONoKA9HU_-VaxfWjSnoJe9lilq9Ezi51ggNgYaqJVHfbwr_1LhN9kcjEYvXiT/s1600/logo02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTmNpTgyrqb82GbEr2Z5AMdS5ctKF49RGlnu1jlHpZpbwJp5z_Vip8VGmOtz-vznVQBMyZxr3Gii52s7ONoKA9HU_-VaxfWjSnoJe9lilq9Ezi51ggNgYaqJVHfbwr_1LhN9kcjEYvXiT/s320/logo02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <br />

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