Companies in the world of technology are not only led to spread their services, but have a certain social responsibility with regard to helping in a certain way society in general, and once again Google has proven this.
Google announced that it has partnered with UNICEF to create an open source platform that can be used to map the spread of the virus Zika and identify potential foci. The tool gathers data from a variety of sources, including travel and time patterns, which Google says could help governments and aid organizations to allocate their resources more efficiently
Google also announced a donation of USD 1.000.000 to UNICEF, which will help with the mosquito eradication, vaccine development and awareness campaigns.
In addition to this donation, the company decided to go even further, thus launching an Internet-based campaign aimed at providing Internet users with more complete information about the virus, and the results of research on Zika are now available in 16 languages. not stopping there, in addition to its search efforts, Google has partnered with YouTube creators and channels, including Sesame Street, to help spread information about virus prevention Zika through the video sharing website.
Below is the expansion map of the Zika virus since October of 2015 until February of 2016:
