Title :
Local development of bio-medical technology-a must for the Third World
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Dhaka Univ., Bangladesh
Abstract :
Very little of the modern developments in Bio-Medical engineering (BME) has benefitted the Third World. Some of the major reasons are identified. It was found that equipment developed and made locally can offer continued service and the low wage can reduce the cost considerably. Besides, new developments will take place while solving local medical problems with the acquired expertise. A proposal is made to establish BME centres in the Third World countries and a network be set up between them with collaborating centres in some of the developed countries. Commercial firms can also contribute in this scheme
Keywords :
biomedical engineering; reviews; technology transfer; Third World; biomedical technology local development; collaborating centres; commercial firms; continued service; developed countries; locally developed equipment; low wage; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical equipment; Collaboration; Costs; Instruments; Manufacturing; Microprocessors; Physics; Proposals; Remuneration;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1995 and 14th Conference of the Biomedical Engineering Society of India. An International Meeting, Proceedings of the First Regional Conference., IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Delhi
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2711-X
DOI :
10.1109/RCEMBS.1995.508675
