TECHNOLOGIES IN DEVELOPMENT

Many products introduced into low- and middle-income countries fail because of an inadequate understanding of the factors required for successful utilization. To be effective in low-resource settings, especially at the community level, technologies must meet operational and performance requirements consistent with the community setting and the skills of community health workers who may be the primary users of the technology. We’ve collected many technologies in development that address some of these requirements. We invite you to review these technologies in development and submit comments. Please use the search function to narrow your focus by condition, development status, or keyword. You may also submit a technology.

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Rice University Warming Crib

Rice University Warming Crib

CONDITION(S) ADDRESSED: PREMATURITY
Application Designed for use in low-resource hospitals ;   Advantages Low cost compared to traditional incubators; uses the efficiency of 4 incandescent light bu...Read More
Last Update: 12.16.13
TYPE
Treatment
STAGE
Early R&D
FUNDING
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
SafeSnip

SafeSnip

CONDITION(S) ADDRESSED: NEONATAL INFECTION
Application Designed for use in home birth settings;   Advantages Small plastic clamp cuts, seals, and disinfects an umbilical cord in one step; After clamping,...Read More
Last Update: 9.13.13
TYPE
Prevention
STAGE
Field/clinical studies
FUNDING
Saliva Test for Preterm Labor

Saliva Test for Preterm Labor

CONDITION(S) ADDRESSED: PRETERM LABOR/PREMATURITY
Application Initially developed in the UK to prevent premature birth, but could be used in any setting where saliva sample can be obtained;   Advantages Allows for in...Read More
Last Update: 10.23.13
TYPE
Diagnostic
STAGE
Field/clinical studies
FUNDING
Sea-PAP

Sea-PAP

CONDITION(S) ADDRESSED: RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME
Application Low-resource hospital setting;   Advantages Novel bubbler design; robust preclinical/animal study data; Lower work of breathing compared to conventi...Read More
Last Update: 9.13.13
TYPE
Prevention, Treatment
STAGE
Field/clinical studies
FUNDING
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Also, other private foundations.
Seattle Children's Hansen Ventilator

Seattle Children's Hansen Ventilator

CONDITION(S) ADDRESSED: RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME
Application Low-resource hospital setting;   Advantages Preclinical trials have proven device efficacy animal studies showed the Hansen Ventilator provided greater ve...Read More
Last Update: 9.13.13
TYPE
Treatment
STAGE
Field/clinical studies
FUNDING
private foundations and individual donations
siRNA-based Therapeutics

siRNA-based Therapeutics

CONDITION(S) ADDRESSED: PRE-ECLAMPSIA
  Melissa J. Moore of the University of Massachusetts Medical School and S. Ananth Karumanchi of Harvard Medical School in the U.S. propose to develop siRNA-based therapies to silence gene...Read More
Last Update: 6.28.13
TYPE
STAGE
Early R&D
FUNDING
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Smart Diaphragm

Smart Diaphragm

CONDITION(S) ADDRESSED: PREMATURITY
Application For use in resource-poor areas; Utilizing device based on familiar birth-control method (diaphragm) to detect changes in the cervical collagen of individual users that may...Read More
Last Update: 10.23.13
TYPE
Prevention
STAGE
Field/clinical studies
FUNDING
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Vodafone Foundation
Solar blood pressure monitor (Conway Institute)

Solar blood pressure monitor (Conway Institute)

CONDITION(S) ADDRESSED: HYPERTENSION/PRE-ECLAMPSIA/ECLAMPSIA
Application Designed for use in low-resource healthcare settings;   Advantages 94% accuracy to standard blood pressure tests; Favored 97% by health professional...Read More
Last Update: 10.23.13
TYPE
STAGE
Field/clinical studies
FUNDING
World Health Organization
Solar blood pressure monitor (Kings College)

Solar blood pressure monitor (Kings College)

CONDITION(S) ADDRESSED: PRE-ECLAMPSIA
  Andrew Shennan and colleagues at Kings College London in the United Kingdom will field test in rural Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zimbabwe a new blood pressure monitor which uses solar power a...Read More
Last Update: 6.28.13
TYPE
STAGE
Early R&D
FUNDING
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
St. Stephens Hospital CPAP

St. Stephens Hospital CPAP

CONDITION(S) ADDRESSED: RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME
Application Indian hospital/low-resource hospital;   Advantages Low cost; Easy to assemble; Can be easily adapted for use in any health facility where oxy...Read More
Last Update: 9.13.13
TYPE
Prevention, Treatment
STAGE
Prototype
FUNDING