Photos Credit: Chulalongkorn University
The APRU Global Health Virtual Case Competition 2024 with USD1,000 in prize money was won by “Sparkling!”, a team of six students from Universitas Indonesia.
The winner was elected at the 17th APRU Global Health Conference 2024 at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand on November 6 by the votes of hundreds of participants. The competition since January had attracted a record high of 108 teams to register, each team comprising 3 to 6 students.
The participating teams had been given 12 weeks to prepare a video of up to 10 minutes proposing a realistic, well-designed, innovative solution to the challenge themed “Improving Diabetes Care Management through Technological Innovation.” 63 teams submitted their videos.
The team “Sparkling!” won with a video proposing an innovative app making diabetes management simple by automatically storing and analyzing patients’ blood sugar readings, providing timely alerts, and ensuring proactive care.
The other two finalists of the case competition were from Nanyang Technological University Singapore and Chulalongkorn University.
Also announced at the APRU Global Health Conference were the two winners of the 10th Annual Student Poster Contest: Kaung Htet Wai (undergraduate category) from Thailand’s Maeh Fah Luang University with a poster on “Trends and Determinants of Tuberculosis Incidence in Myanmar from 2010 to 2022” and Raania Amaani (postgraduate category) from The University of Melbourne, Australia, with a poster themed “Caregiving Together Framework: Optimizing the Involvement of Fathers in Caregiving of Children with Disability.”
Standing out among 49 entries from 20 universities in 12 economies, Kaung Htet Wai and Raania Amaani received a prize of USD500 each.
Complete lists:
The 9th Annual APRU Global Health Virtual Case Competition 2024
Winner
Universitas Indonesia, Sparkling!
Other two Finalists (in no particular order):
Chulalongkorn University/Mahidol University, Betabusters
Nanyang Technological University Singapore, Diabacron
Other Top 10 Teams (in no particular order):
Chulalongkorn University, iCU
National University of Singapore, Cure Crafters
Mahidol University/Thammasat University, Teebo & Co
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Cubeta
Sun Yat-Sen University, AIP Dream Chasers
Simon Fraser University, GlucoWise Solutions
Tohoku University/Mahidol University, OverSea
The 10th Annual APRU Global Health Student Poster Contest 2024
Undergraduate Category:
[Winner] Kaung Htet Wai, Maeh Fah Luang University, “Trends and determinants of tuberculosis incidence in Myanmar from 2010 to 2022”
Meng Chen, Fudan University, “Planetary health diet score and temporal trends in Chinese adults”
Matthew Andrei E Basilio, Angeles University, “Disaster awareness, preparedness, and belief of residents of selected barangays in Angeles city”
Graduate Category:
[Winner] Raania Amaani, The University of Melbourne, “Caregiving together framework: optimizing the involvement of fathers in caregiving of children with disability”
Ganyalak Chaimaha, Mahidol University, “Genetic underpinnings of COVID-19 induced Diabetes Mellitus: a focus on IL33”
Safira Khairinisa, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, “Behind the school walls: the unseen battle with loneliness and suicide ideation among Southeast Asian adolescent”