Design of Health Care Technologies for the Developing World

摘要: AbstractApproximately 20 years ago, the international community embarked on a project to bring health care everyone by year 2000 featuring, among other things, technologies that were known be effective and economical. It was largely failure. In fact, deteriorated in many of target nations. Problems such as public mistrust, lack spare parts, required consumables, reliable power water, infrastructure roads, technical expertise, problems plague technology developing world. Biomedical engineers are just beginning quantify address barriers unique This article reviews barriers, both real perceived, introduction with main focus hospitals.