About
Josh Nesbit | Stanford University ‘09
Bio:
Josh Nesbit is the Executive Director of FrontlineSMS:Medic. His work as FrontlineSMS Ambassador is supported by the Open Society Institute and the Humanist Institute for Development Cooperation. As an international health and bioethics student at Stanford, his qualitative research focused on access to pediatric HIV/AIDS treatment. Josh has implemented text message networks in Malawi, Haiti, Uganda, and Cameroon, advising ICT development projects in more than 15 countries. He is a PopTech Social Innovation Fellow, Rainer Arnhold Fellow, Strauss Scholar, and Haas Public Service Fellow, and recently received the Truman Award for Innovation from the Society for International Development.
Projects:
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Education
Major: Human Biology
Area of Concentration: International Health and Bioethics
Honors thesis: “Exploring Treatment Initiation for HIV-Positive Children in Rural Malawi”
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Contact information:
Email: josh.nesbit@jopsa.org
Twitter: twitter.com/joshnesbit
Skype ID: jlnesbit (Josh Nesbit)
