Title :
Engineering World Health: Working with students to improve healthcare technology in resource-poor settings
Author :
Benchetrit, J.R.
Author_Institution :
Eng. World Health, USA
Abstract :
Among other programs intended to improve the access to healthcare technology in hospitals of developing countries, Engineering World Health (EWH) runs the Appropriate Technology Development Hub. It consists of a network of university-based chapters where students work in conjunction with EWH to identify the need for, develop and bring innovative, student-designed biomedical technologies to resource-poor hospitals.
Keywords :
biomedical education; educational institutions; health care; hospitals; EWH; engineering world health; healthcare technology; resource-poor setting hospitals; student-designed biomedical technology; university-based chapters; Global health; education; non-profit; technology;
Conference_Titel :
Appropriate Healthcare Technologies for Developing Countries, 7th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
London
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-84919-680-2
DOI :
10.1049/cp.2012.1463
