Biomedical Engineering for Africa
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Title
Biomedical Engineering for Africa
Subject
Biomedical Engineering
Description
Health technology innovation in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), including countries in Africa, falls far short of meeting the healthcare needs of these settings. The result is a heavy reliance on products and technologies imported from industrialised countries that are often not suited to, or sustainable for, LMICs.
Appropriate healthcare products for LMICs are best developed in these countries, where local knowledge and understanding of needs, context and available resources may be incorporated into designs and implementation plans. The objectives for enabling health technology development in LMICs include: 1) expanding the base of expertise through research training programmes with a problem-solving focus; 2) stimulating new knowledge, approaches and solutions by enabling innovation; and 3) integrating research communities within and across institutions to build critical mass.
Appropriate healthcare products for LMICs are best developed in these countries, where local knowledge and understanding of needs, context and available resources may be incorporated into designs and implementation plans. The objectives for enabling health technology development in LMICs include: 1) expanding the base of expertise through research training programmes with a problem-solving focus; 2) stimulating new knowledge, approaches and solutions by enabling innovation; and 3) integrating research communities within and across institutions to build critical mass.
Creator
Tania S Douglas
Source
https://openbooks.uct.ac.za/uct/catalog/view/24/30/2309
Publisher
University of Cape Town Libraries
Date
2019
Contributor
Baihaqi
Rights
Creative Commons
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Textbooks
Files
Collection
Citation
Tania S Douglas, “Biomedical Engineering for Africa,” Open Educational Resource (OER) - USK Library, accessed October 10, 2024, http://uilis.usk.ac.id/oer/items/show/7482.