학술논문
Design, testing, and scale-up of medical devices for global health: negative pressure wound therapy and non-surgical male circumcision in Rwanda.
Document Type
Opinion
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Subject
*MEDICAL equipment
*MEDICAL care
*MEDICAL innovations
*LOW-income countries
*NEGATIVE-pressure wound therapy
*CIRCUMCISION
*EQUIPMENT & supplies
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ISSN
1744-8603
Abstract
The authors discuss medical device innovation in Rwanda. Topics discussed include the challenges faced in the field of health technology innovation for resource-limited settings (RLS), the need for health innovation in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), and two case studies of health technology innovations in the country such as the Wound-Pump simplified negative pressure wound therapy (sNPWT) device and PrePex male circumcision device.