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果冻影院 Biosciences student Lia Bote is one of three 果冻影院 students (and 20 students worldwide) to win a prestigious award in this year鈥檚 global Schmidt Futures competition.

The Schmidt Futures Reimagine Challenge 2020 recognises students who have developed innovative ways to tackle the world鈥檚 most pressing challenges, including those posed by COVID-19. The winners were chosen from hundreds of submissions worldwide, across 40 different countries and 86 nationalities.

Lia, who comes from the Philippines, was in the second year of her Biological Sciences degree when she won the award. 聽

She suggested creating a two-part project to improve primary care access in her home country using telehealth services. Her idea included a website for physicians and volunteer researchers to list their services, and a phone hotline. Both are designed to connect patients with the healthcare system without the need for online mobile applications.

Lia said: 鈥淧rimary care acts as a patient鈥檚 first point of contact to the healthcare system. It is essential for a robust and effective COVID-19 response. However, in the Philippines where I鈥檓 from, and in many low and middle-income countries, it is routinely neglected and overlooked, especially during the pandemic.鈥�

Lia received support from 果冻影院 Innovation & Enterprise, who help students realise and develop their entrepreneurial ideas and apply for competitions such as the Reimagine Challenge.

Lia will receive more than 拢18,000 as a tuition scholarship, with additional prizes donated to 果冻影院 as a result of her work.

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