A Low-Cost, Point-of-Care Sickle Cell Anemia Screening Device for Use in Low and Middle-Income Countries

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jannah Wing ◽  
Ashleigh Crawford ◽  
Maria Lancia ◽  
Paola Lopez ◽  
Olivia O'Donnell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sickle Cell ◽  
Sickle Cell Anemia ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Screening Device ◽  
Low And Middle Income

scholarly journals Barriers to training in laparoscopic surgery in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review

2021 ◽  
pp. 004947552199818
Author(s):  
Ellen Wilkinson ◽  
Noel Aruparayil ◽  
J Gnanaraj ◽  
Julia Brown ◽  
David Jayne
Keyword(s):  
Laparoscopic Surgery ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Surgical Care ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Local Access ◽  
And Training ◽  
Low And Middle Income

Laparoscopic surgery has the potential to improve care in resource-deprived low- and-middle-income countries (LMICs). This study aims to analyse the barriers to training in laparoscopic surgery in LMICs. Medline, Embase, Global Health and Web of Science were searched using ‘LMIC’, ‘Laparoscopy’ and ‘Training’. Two researchers screened results with mutual agreement. Included papers were in English, focused on abdominal laparoscopy and training in LMICs. PRISMA guidelines were followed; 2992 records were screened, and 86 full-text articles reviewed to give 26 key papers. Thematic grouping identified seven key barriers: funding; availability and maintenance of equipment; local access to experienced laparoscopic trainers; stakeholder dynamics; lack of knowledge on effective training curricula; surgical departmental structure and practical opportunities for trainees. In low-resource settings, technological advances may offer low-cost solutions in the successful implementation of laparoscopic training and improve access to surgical care.

scholarly journals Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnostics Must Be Globally Accessible

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Nicholas Clute-Reinig ◽  
Suman Jayadev ◽  
Kristoffer Rhoads ◽  
Anne-Laure Le Ny
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
High Income ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Disease Diagnostics ◽  
Low And Middle Income

Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are global health crises, with most affected individuals living in low- or middle-income countries. While research into diagnostics and therapeutics remains focused exclusively on high-income populations, recent technological breakthroughs suggest that low-cost AD diagnostics may soon be possible. However, as this disease shifts onto those with the least financial and structural ability to shoulder its burden, it is incumbent on high-income countries to develop accessible AD healthcare. We argue that there is a scientific and ethical mandate to develop low-cost diagnostics that will not only benefit patients in low-and middle-income countries but the AD field as a whole.

A nanophotonic-based assay for point-of-care medical diagnostics of malaria in low and middle income countries

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hoan T. Ngo ◽  
Pietro Strobbia ◽  
Priya Dukes ◽  
Elizabeth Freedman ◽  
Agampodi Swarnapali De Silva Indrasekara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Point Of Care ◽  
Medical Diagnostics ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Low And Middle Income

Low-Cost Bubble-CPAP Treatment of a Severe Case of Pneumonia in a Low- and Middle-Income Country: A Case Report on the Importance of Optimizing Bubble-CPAP Setup

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Søren Vinther Larsen ◽  
Anja Poulsen
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Severe Case ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Healthcare Facilities ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Efficient Delivery ◽  
Bubble Cpap ◽  
Two Parameters ◽  
Lower Respiratory Disease ◽  
Low And Middle Income

Abstract A homemade low-cost bubble continuous positive airway pressure (bCPAP) setup can be created using resources available at most secondary healthcare facilities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This setup has the potential of saving millions of children’s lives worldwide; however, treatment failure due to bCPAP setup insufficiencies and lack of educated staff remains a significant obstacle. Here, we report a first-hand experience on the use of an established low-cost bCPAP setup to be used in LMICs and how optimization of two parameters was critical to effectively treat a severe case of lower respiratory disease in a 6-month-old infant in Tanzania. We report this case to strengthen that reducing the resistance in the tube system and minimizing air leakage at the nasal interface are crucial for efficient delivery of the CPAP therapy.

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