Hans Rosling: Insights on HIV, in stunning data visuals
Hans Rosling: Insigte in MIV deur indrukwekkende databeelde
In Hans Rosling’s hands, data sings. Global trends in health and economics come to vivid life. And the big picture of global development—with some surprisingly good news—snaps into sharp focus. Full bio
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wêreldwyd versprei was,
besmette volwassenes aan.
is dit steeds ’n wesenlike borrel.
al was dit toe nog ’n klein land.
die mees besmette land ter wêreld.
oor die wêreld afspeel.
van die laserwyser gesoliedifiseer.
in Uganda en Zimbabwe.
die eerste erg besmette land.
’n vreeslike styging in MIV-frekwensie.
in die wêreld se MIV-epidemie bereik.
dat dinge beter word nie,
volwasse wêreldbevolking wat MIV-besmet is.
in die wêreld vandag.
weer ’n keer vinnig deurspeel.
in suider-Afrika,
met ’n goeie ekonomie en regering,
om mense te behandel.
sterf hulle nie aan vigs nie.
met hierdie maatstawwe.
die lae-inkomste lande hier onder,
in die arm lande,
ná twee jaar steeds behandeling.
wel gedoen word.
met die entstof,
dis iets meer effektief --
maar die behandeling
MIV-koers ter wêreld
soos die res van die wêreld.
dat daar een Afrika is,
en dis nie baie slim
in die VSA te woon en werk.
en San Francisco baie verskillend is.
daar's baie verskille.
twee, drie, vier persent.
naburige land -- 15 persent.
uit die Kongo --
dat verkragtings aaklig is,
vir die hoë vlakke in Afrika nie.
ek sou wel nie sê ryk nie,
tot by vier persent,
wat nou, deur navorsing,
wys dat dit nie die geval is nie.
’n baie hoë vlak,
is betreklik beskeie.
uiters hoë vlakke in sommige lande?
met meer as een seksmaat,
om met jonger vroue seks te hê.
in jonger vroue as jonger mans
erg geaffekteerde lande.
is vier persent van die hele bevolking
van die MIV-geïnfekteerdes.
maar Iran is nogal hoog.
en ook prostitusie in Iran.
oor Afrika te maak nie,
oor hoekom dit so is, aan die een kant.
dat dit ’n ernstige geval is,
oor hierdie patroon.
goeie data beskikbaar gestel,
laat voorkom.
en jy hê heteroseksuele seks,
een in ’n 1000.
kan dit een in ’n 100 wees.
is samelopendheid.
’n nuwe maat vir die lente.
’n nuwe maat vir die herfs.
chlamidia-epidemie --
wat vir baie jare rondhang.
na infeksie ’n piek
in een maand te hê
as met ander infeksies.
is dat ons nou in die rigting van
op Gapminder.org opgelaai.
op globale probleme reageer
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Hans Rosling - Global health expert; data visionaryIn Hans Rosling’s hands, data sings. Global trends in health and economics come to vivid life. And the big picture of global development—with some surprisingly good news—snaps into sharp focus.
Why you should listen
Even the most worldly and well-traveled among us have had their perspectives shifted by Hans Rosling. A professor of global health at Sweden's Karolinska Institute, his work focused on dispelling common myths about the so-called developing world, which (as he pointed out) is no longer worlds away from the West. In fact, most of the Third World is on the same trajectory toward health and prosperity, and many countries are moving twice as fast as the west did.
What set Rosling apart wasn't just his apt observations of broad social and economic trends, but the stunning way he presented them. Guaranteed: You've never seen data presented like this. A presentation that tracks global health and poverty trends should be, in a word: boring. But in Rosling's hands, data sings. Trends come to life. And the big picture — usually hazy at best — snaps into sharp focus.
Rosling's presentations were grounded in solid statistics (often drawn from United Nations and World Bank data), illustrated by the visualization software he developed. The animations transform development statistics into moving bubbles and flowing curves that make global trends clear, intuitive and even playful. During his legendary presentations, Rosling took this one step farther, narrating the animations with a sportscaster's flair.
Rosling developed the breakthrough software behind his visualizations through his nonprofit Gapminder, founded with his son and daughter-in-law. The free software — which can be loaded with any data — was purchased by Google in March 2007. (Rosling met the Google founders at TED.)
Rosling began his wide-ranging career as a physician, spending many years in rural Africa tracking a rare paralytic disease (which he named konzo) and discovering its cause: hunger and badly processed cassava. He co-founded Médecins sans Frontièrs (Doctors without Borders) Sweden, wrote a textbook on global health, and as a professor at the Karolinska Institut in Stockholm initiated key international research collaborations. He's also personally argued with many heads of state, including Fidel Castro.
Hans Rosling passed away in February 2017. He is greatly missed.
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