June 4th was a proud day for HP with the announcement that an HP Sustainability and Social Innovation (HP SSI) initiative had placed first in the prestigious Computerworld Honors Program, Health category. This 24-year old program honors those who use IT to benefit society, and this recent award shines a spotlight on the successful Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) program. It’s the second time this initiative has gained international recognition – in April, it also won the Justmeans Social Innovation Award for Most Strategic Use of Philanthropic Funds. <br /><br />Achieved through an alliance between HP, the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), and the Kenyan government, the EID solution uses technology to improve diagnosis and treatment of HIV-positive infants. It speeds up the delivery of test results from months to just days – “a time difference that gives these babies the best chance of survival,” explains Mary K. Pratt in Computerworld (June 4, 2012). “Without early treatment, o
