List of hackathons about health in 2017

Christian hackers in the UK! KIngdom Code invites you to join like-minded developers, designers and entrepreneurs from across the UK to participate in Kingdom Code: BUILD '17. This hackathon is part of a global series happening in cities around the world. Expect challenges aimed at helping release the oppressed, teaching God’s Word, feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, and supporting the church and the body of Christ.

Engineers and techies in New England! If you're interested in digital health solutions, then you're invited to participate in the Halloween Hackathon. You'll be challenged to use cutting-edge technologies to solve real-world problems for digital health -- for example: build an Amazon echo app, configure personalized, secure QR codes, or leverage facial recognition software.

Civic-minded hackers in the Fort Lauderdale area! Covalence Academy and General Provision invite you to participate in the Civic Hackathon for Hurricane Relief. Hurricane Irma and Maria have exposed the critical need for effective tools that can help eliminate or mitigate the problems faced by victims of such storms. At this event, you'll be challenged to design and prototype technology solutions, datasets, and tools that help many people during times of need.

Nigerian techie entrepreneurs! Have a great idea for a unique project with a profound social impact and a profitable business plan? You're invited to bring it along to the RB Maverick Hackathon. You'll compete with young people from India, South Africa and Brazil over five rounds for a chance to represent your country in the grand finale in Dubai.

Are you planning to participate in the Big Data, Big Heart Hackathon? If so, you're invited to come along to the event Ideation evening. Form your team, register and hear directly from the challenge providers - Diabetes Queensland, Epilepsy Queensland, and Life Flight.

Health professionals, patients, developers, designers, contractors in and around Bordeaux! AquitHealth invites you to participate in the WDMH Congress -- a full-day hackathon event dedicated to healthcare innovation. You'll be challenged to create innovative technology solutions that will help change to change the world of healthcare!

French hackers! If you can make it to Paris, you're invited to participate in a hackathon to be held at the E-Tonomy. You'll be challenged to create an innovative technology solution that will help promote the digital transition of personal care services in the health, medical and social care sectors. The sky is your limit, but think digital, home automation, robotics, Internet of Things! Your solution must be capable of making the world a better place for someone tomorrow!

Female developers, designers, engineers, project managers, and other techies in the Greater London Area. If you're interested in boosting the self-esteem of girls, then you're invited to participate in The Dove Self-Esteem Project (DSEP) & UN Equals 2017 Hackathon. You'll get access to the DSEP API of downloadable workshop tools, activities, articles, videos and more. You'll be challenged to come up with creative ideas that help build girls' self-image. Pitch your idea to a panel of judges and they might green-light your project with £20K and mentorship from the global Dove team!

Bioinformatics enthusiasts in France! Elixir Europe invites you to participate in the BioContainers Hackathon: Reproducible Bioinformatics. The “ELIXIR Software Deployment Group" intends to accelerate and consolidate the Containers Platform as a Service. The BioContainers Hackathon is a 2.5-day event where participants will collaborate on topics such as improving the metadata and definitions for BioContainers, increasing the number of Biocontainers, and integrating BioContainers and initiatives like Bioshadock and BioConda.

Interdisciplinary teams have been participating in 60-hour THE Port 2017 Hackathon. You are invited to attend the final presentation of participating teams to the judging panel. The teams have been tasked with developing humanitarian technology solutions to challenges including Age Assessment for Migrant Children, Renewable Energy App for Rural Electrification, Waste Management in Refugee Camps, Wearable for Parkinson Development Monitoring, and Cheap Sonic Wobble-Board for Lower-limb Amputees.