Developing Strategies for Sustainable Medical Equipment Maintenance in Under-Resourced Settings

Engineering technology plays a pivotal role in the delivery of health care in under-resourced countries by providing an infrastructure to improve patient outcomes. However, sustainability of these technologies is difficult in these settings oftentimes due to limited resources or training. The framew...

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Autores principales:	Christina M. Webber, Gabriel Martínez-Gálvez, Manuela Lopera Higuita, Ephraim I. Ben-Abraham, Brent M. Berry, Maria A. Gonzalez Porras, Sara Aristizabal, Anders Asp, J. Luis Lujan, John W. Willson
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Publicado:	Ubiquity Press 2020
Materias:	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:625e28aa6d80414989e6aae1c5cceeca2021-12-02T15:21:18ZDeveloping Strategies for Sustainable Medical Equipment Maintenance in Under-Resourced Settings2214-999610.5334/aogh.2584https://doaj.org/article/625e28aa6d80414989e6aae1c5cceeca2020-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/2584https://doaj.org/toc/2214-9996Engineering technology plays a pivotal role in the delivery of health care in under-resourced countries by providing an infrastructure to improve patient outcomes. However, sustainability of these technologies is difficult in these settings oftentimes due to limited resources or training. The framework presented in this editorial focuses on establishing medical and laboratory equipment sustainability in developing countries and is comprised of four steps: 1) establishing reliable in-country relationships with stakeholders, 2) identifying needs for sustainable solutions locally, 3) exploring potential solutions and assessing their effort-to-impact ratios, and 4) working with strategic partners to implement solutions with clear performance metrics. By focusing on the sustainability of donated equipment instead of the equipment itself, this method presented distinguishes itself from other philanthropic endeavors in the field by seeking to establish preventive maintenance habits that can impact clinical outcomes of a community long term. Application of this methodology is reported in the Original Research Article “A Low-Cost Humidity Control System to Protect Microscopes in a Tropical Climate” by Asp et. al.Christina M. WebberGabriel Martínez-GálvezManuela Lopera HiguitaEphraim I. Ben-AbrahamBrent M. BerryMaria A. Gonzalez PorrasSara AristizabalAnders AspJ. Luis LujanJohn W. WillsonUbiquity PressarticleInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENAnnals of Global Health, Vol 86, Iss 1 (2020)
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spellingShingle	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Christina M. Webber Gabriel Martínez-Gálvez Manuela Lopera Higuita Ephraim I. Ben-Abraham Brent M. Berry Maria A. Gonzalez Porras Sara Aristizabal Anders Asp J. Luis Lujan John W. Willson Developing Strategies for Sustainable Medical Equipment Maintenance in Under-Resourced Settings
description	Engineering technology plays a pivotal role in the delivery of health care in under-resourced countries by providing an infrastructure to improve patient outcomes. However, sustainability of these technologies is difficult in these settings oftentimes due to limited resources or training. The framework presented in this editorial focuses on establishing medical and laboratory equipment sustainability in developing countries and is comprised of four steps: 1) establishing reliable in-country relationships with stakeholders, 2) identifying needs for sustainable solutions locally, 3) exploring potential solutions and assessing their effort-to-impact ratios, and 4) working with strategic partners to implement solutions with clear performance metrics. By focusing on the sustainability of donated equipment instead of the equipment itself, this method presented distinguishes itself from other philanthropic endeavors in the field by seeking to establish preventive maintenance habits that can impact clinical outcomes of a community long term. Application of this methodology is reported in the Original Research Article “A Low-Cost Humidity Control System to Protect Microscopes in a Tropical Climate” by Asp et. al.
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author	Christina M. Webber Gabriel Martínez-Gálvez Manuela Lopera Higuita Ephraim I. Ben-Abraham Brent M. Berry Maria A. Gonzalez Porras Sara Aristizabal Anders Asp J. Luis Lujan John W. Willson
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title	Developing Strategies for Sustainable Medical Equipment Maintenance in Under-Resourced Settings
title_short	Developing Strategies for Sustainable Medical Equipment Maintenance in Under-Resourced Settings
title_full	Developing Strategies for Sustainable Medical Equipment Maintenance in Under-Resourced Settings
title_fullStr	Developing Strategies for Sustainable Medical Equipment Maintenance in Under-Resourced Settings
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Developing Strategies for Sustainable Medical Equipment Maintenance in Under-Resourced Settings

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