RT Book, Section
A1 Kundrod, Kathryn
A1 Paul, Sai
A1 Tan, Melody
A1 Carns, Jennifer
A1 Richards-Kortum, Rebecca
A2 Boulton, Matthew L.
A2 Wallace, Robert B.
SR Print(0)
ID 1182683927
T1 Emerging Technology Innovations in Global Health
T2 Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health & Preventive Medicine, 16e
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259644511
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182683927
RD 2024/04/25
AB In  the  last  50  years,  development  of  new  medical  technologies  and  devices  has  played  an  important  role  in  improving  health  outcomes  in  high-resource  settings.  Innovations  ranging  from  the  delivery  of  nasal  oxygen,  to  obstetric  ultrasound,  to  tools  for  minimally  invasive  surgery  have  reduced  morbidity  and  mortality  when  patients  have  access.  However,  access  to  medical  technologies  varies  widely  throughout  the  world.  Most  technologies  have  been  designed  for  high-resource  settings  and  do  not  work  effectively  in  settings  that  lack  critical  infrastructure  such  as  constant,  high-quality  power,  routine  maintenance,  and  regular  supply  chains.  Technologies  that  are  appropriately  designed  to  work  in  resource-limited  settings  can  increase  access  to  quality  healthcare,  bringing  screening,  diagnosis,  and  treatment  closer  to  patients  who  face  the  greatest  burdens  of  disease  globally  and  reducing  morbidity  and  mortality  related  to  preventable  and  treatable  conditions.