The extent to which circular economy principles have been applied in the design of medical devices for low-resource settings in Sub-Saharan Africa. A systematic review

Healthcare facilities in low-resource settings in Sub-Saharan Africa are plagued with issues of non-functional and obsolete medical devices, which ultimately end up prematurely disposed of as waste. With increasing healthcare demands, stopping medical device disposal is imperative. One way to achiev...

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Main Authors: Karlheinz Tondo Samenjo, Roos Marieke Oosting, Conny Bakker, Jan Carel Diehl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Sustainability
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frsus.2023.1079685/full