Tabla: Pneumonia Detection Device
In 2015, pneumonia was the leading cause of death in patients under the age of 5, claiming almost one million children worldwide. It has been reported by UNICEF that there is a need for access to a more affordable diagnostic method to reduce the number of deaths in populations with limited access to medical infrastructure. … Continue reading “Tabla: Pneumonia Detection Device”
- Team Members: Adam Rao, Jorge Ruiz, Chen Bao
- Hardware for Good
- UC Berkeley, UC San Francisco
- 2017
HopeAssist
The HopeAssist project aims to develop a smartphone based decision support system using the WHO Mental Health Guidelines (mhGAP), that will facilitate General Physicians working in low resource settings, in making better diagnosis and treatment choices for depression patients. The system also includes a Interactive Voice Response (IVR) service that will allow patients to complete … Continue reading “HopeAssist”
- Team Members: Usman Raza, Shrestha Mohanty, Steve Trush, Yiyi Chen, Meghana Murthy, Malavika Srinivasan
- Global Health
- UC Berkeley
- 2017
The First Aid Post-Partum Haemorrage Belt
Post-partum haemorrhage (PPH) remains the leading cause of maternal death globally despite the significant increase in the number of available interventions. Marked peaks of mortality are recorded more in low resource countries. Team Medzyn’s design solution is a first aid device whose key role is to preserve the mother’s life during referrals or transportation to … Continue reading “The First Aid Post-Partum Haemorrage Belt”
- Team Members: Beryl Ngabirano Arinda, Mukiibi Denis, Akurut Phiona, Kiwanuka Martin, Kalibwani Simon
- Global Health
- Makerere University
- 2017
mDex – Your Smart Sickle Cell Diagnostic Tool
mDex is a smartphone based, low cost, reusable, near-instant point of care diagnostic tool aimed at increasing access to sickle cell diagnostic services in low-resourced areas.This equips medical personnel with no hematology skills to diagnose the sickle cell disease (SCD) accurately to facilitate early diagnosis. Diagnostic tests for SCD are expensive and time-consuming and without … Continue reading “mDex – Your Smart Sickle Cell Diagnostic Tool”
- Team Members: Rachel Olema Aitaru, Bonita Beatrice Nanziri, Flavia Nshemerirwe
- Global Health
- Makerere University
- 2017
KNO2 Sensor: A Wearable Device for Oxygen Saturation Monitoring in Low and Middle Resource Settings
Medicinal oxygen increases life expectancy in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the 4th leading cause of death globally. Blood oxygen saturation monitoring is the gold standard for treatment of respiratory illnesses, without knowing oxygen levels, providers cannot treat patients cost effectively. KNO2, a low-cost wrist device that monitors oxygen accurately, would replace today’s … Continue reading “KNO2 Sensor: A Wearable Device for Oxygen Saturation Monitoring in Low and Middle Resource Settings”
- Team Members: Maria Artunduaga, Stephanie Nemec, Siobhan Rigby, Priti Bachhawat
- Global Health
- UC Berkeley
- 2017
Vitalize
Sepsis is a life-threatening complication caused by an overwhelming immune response to bloodstream infections. However, by recognizing certain vital sign indicators, one can take early action to significantly reduce sepsis-associated mortality. In fact, early sepsis therapy programs using simple, cost-effective treatments have reduced relative risk of sepsis mortality by 45%. Unfortunately, many low resource hospitals … Continue reading “Vitalize”
- Team Members: Karthik Prasad, Sara Sampson, Matthew Chan
- Global Health
- UC Berkeley
- 2017
MedServe
MedServe is Teach for America for healthcare. It aims to create a generation of passionate advocates for health equity in every zip code. To do so, it operates a two-year community service fellowship in rural and underserved community primary care for young people between college and medical school. MedServe Fellows are selected for having a … Continue reading “MedServe”
- Team Members: Patrick O’Shea, Franklin Niblock, Priyanka Venkannagari
- Global Health
- Duke University
- 2017
Point-of-Care Early Diagnostic Test for Preeclampsia
The goal of this project is to develop a safe, inexpensive, and reliable self-diagnostic tool for the early detection of preeclampsia that can be accessible to pregnant women in low-resource settings, thereby reducing the detrimental health impacts of undiagnosed preeclampsia and eclampsia. The earliest indicators for developing preeclampsia are dramatically increased levels of biomarkers activin … Continue reading “Point-of-Care Early Diagnostic Test for Preeclampsia”
- Team Members: Denali Dahl, Zoe Sekyonda, Brian Matovu
- Global Health
- Duke University, Makerere University
- 2017
OrganicMatters
The US egg industry generates roughly 44,000 tons of poultry manure every day. This waste is a significant contributor to water and air quality pollution. As the egg industry is concentrated in localized regions around the country, current manure management strategies have led to over-fertilization of nearby cropland. To avoid these problems, OrganicMatters dries manure … Continue reading “OrganicMatters”
- Team Members: Lauren Catlin, Jacob Levine
- Food and Agriculture
- UC Santa Barbara
- 2017