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GHTC
Sickle cell disease (SCD) affects more than 250 million people globally. The life-threatening, inherited blood disorder results in sickled red blood cells, which can become trapped in blood vessels, causing anemia, pain, organ damage, increased risk
Publikováno v:
GHTC
Social ventures in low- and middle-income countries face a myriad of challenges when scaling operations to expand their impact. Irrespective of the sector, the business model, and the geography, every venture needs to be attuned and responsive to cus
Autor:
Khanjan Mehta, Rohan Ekambaram, Naakesh Gomanie, Zachary Day, Jordan Wolman, Cassidy L. Drost, Sage Herrick
Publikováno v:
GHTC
Ukweli Test Strips is a point-of-care medical technology that screens for Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) and Preeclampsia. Such screening and diagnostic tools can be revolutionary in saving lives of mothers and their children in low and middle incom
Publikováno v:
Current Infectious Disease Reports
Purpose of Review Zoonotic influenza viruses are those influenza viruses that cross the animal-human barrier and can cause disease in humans, manifesting from minor respiratory illnesses to multiorgan dysfunction. The increasing incidence of infectio
Publikováno v:
GHTC
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common infections in developing countries such as Kenya. Despite this, their prevalence is virtually unknown from a patient's perspective, especially in rural communities. Worldwide, it is estimated
Publikováno v:
Journal of medical engineeringtechnology. 40(7-8)
Telemedicine is an increasingly common approach to improve healthcare access in developing countries with fledgling healthcare systems. Despite the strong financial, logistical and clinical support from non-governmental organisations (NGOs), governme
Autor:
Spencer McCullough, William Ferguson, Sarah Ritter, Arsen Drobakha, Emma Hebert, Margaret Chan, Khanjan Mehta
Publikováno v:
GHTC
Disability and poverty are linked in a vicious cycle in the developing world. With limited access to healthcare resources, the disabled population often lacks necessary diagnosis, treatment, and medication. They experience stigma and neglect within t
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Journal of medical engineeringtechnology. 40(7-8)
While mHealth holds great potential for addressing global health disparities, a majority of the initiatives never proceed beyond the pilot stage. One fundamental concern is that mHealth projects are seldom designed from the customer's perspective to
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Journal of medical engineeringtechnology. 40(7-8)
Mobile health, or mHealth, technology has the potential to improve health care access in the developing world. However, the majority of mHealth projects do not expand beyond the pilot stage. A core reason why is because they do not account for the in
Publikováno v:
Journal of medical engineeringtechnology. 40(1)
Lack of access to healthcare in the developing world has created a need for locally-based primary and pre-primary healthcare systems. Many regions of the world have adopted Community Health Worker (CHW) programmes, but volunteers in these programmes