Avoid equipment graveyards: rigorous process to improve identification and procurement of effective, affordable, and usable newborn devices in low-resource hospital settings

Avoid equipment graveyards: rigorous process to improve identification and procurement of effective, affordable, and usable newborn devices in low-resource hospital settings

Abstract Background Millions of newborns die annually from preventable causes, with the highest rates occurring in Africa. Reducing neonatal mortality requires investment to scale hospital care, which includes providing hospitals with appropriate technology to care for small and sick newborns. Expen...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth Asma, Megan Heenan, George Banda, Rebecca P. Kirby, Lucky Mangwiro, Claudia Ziegler Acemyan, Kara M. Palamountain, Philip Kortum, Kondwani Kawaza, Z. Maria Oden, Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Technical Collaborative Authorship Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Newborn
Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Medical devices
Technology assessment
Appropriate healthcare technology
User centred design
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-023-04362-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-023-04362-x

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