Editor’s Note: The following excerpt is from a story that appeared on good.is, the website for GOOD. They describe themselves this way: “…We are the alternative model. We are the reasonable people who give a damn. No dogma. No party lines. No borders. We care about what works–what is sustainable, prosperous, productive, creative, and just–for all of us and each of us. This isn’t easy, but we are not afraid to fail. We’ll figure it out as we go.”

I personally like their thinking and the creative solutions they share from a myriad of people trying to solve a myriad of problems globally. It’s an approach I think we’d all be better served by embracing, and I encourage you to visit the site and sign up for the Daily GOOD. That said, here’s the excerpt and link to the full story and the GOOD site: …More than 25 million Kenyans have mobile phones, making apps a logical way to disseminate essential information about health. MedAfrica, a new smartphone app, has positioned itself as the go-to service for wired Kenyans in search of reputable health care. The app operates like a mobile yellow pages for medical services, providing basic listings of professionals in the area. Additional features include a symptom checker for patients to compare their ailments with different diseases and make decisions about seeking medical attention. The app, which has been downloaded as often as 1,000 times a day since its November launch, is a product of local app company Shimba Mobile, and is operating on $100,000 worth of funding from European venture capitalists. To read more click here.