Computersareincreasinglyimportantinhealthcare.Butcantheyalsohelppoorpeopleescape(36)______?VikramSheelKumarthinksso.MisterKumarisadoctor,anengineerandtheownerofasmallbusinessinBoston,Massachusetts.And,inSeptember,this28-year-oldreceivedan(37)______forTechnologyinServicetoHumanity,whichcamefromTechnologyReviewmagazine.
His(38)______istoimprovehealthcareinpoornationswiththehelpofcomputerssmallenoughtoholdinonehand.Thesedevicesareknownaspersonaldigital(39)______,orP.D.A.'s.
DoctorKumarstartedhiscompanytwoyearsago.ItiscalledDimagi,whichmeans"smartguy"inHindi(北印度语).HisparentscamefromIndia.There,Dimagicomputerprogramsareusedto(40)______medicalinformationonmorethanseventythousandpatients.
DoctorKumarsayshealthcareworkershadproblemsatfirst,butthenlearnedquicklyhowtousethedevices.Nursesnolongerhavetocarryheavy(41)______whenevertheytravelto(42)______.Andtheynolongerhavetocopylargeamountsofhealthinformationbyhand.
InSouthAfrica,healthworkersareusingaDimagiprogramforadifferentpurposeintheKwaZulu-Natalarea.Theyuseittoprovide(43)______withresultsfromtestsforH.I.V.,thevirusthatcausesAIDS.(44)____________________________________________________________.
DoctorVikramKumarsays(45)_______________________________________________________.Hesays(46)_______________________________________________________________.Andheurgespeopletosuggestwaystoimproveit.Dimagiprogramsarewrittenincodethatisopentoanyone.