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| | | health-topic = Maternal mortality | ||
| | | health-classification = Diagnosis | ||
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{{Project data | |||
| status = Clinical trial | |||
| made = No | |||
| replicated = No | |||
| instance-of = Hypertension detector | |||
| location = Maryland, United States | |||
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==Detailed description of the solution== | == Problem being addressed == | ||
Jhpiego, a non-profit international health organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, has developed a durable, easy-to-use, and affordable detector containing a mechanical crank that produces either a green or red light to signal hypertension. The device utilizes oscillometry to detect blood pressure. The detector can be utilized in peripheral level health care settings or homes. | |||
Early detection of preeclampsia is key so as to prevent eclampsia, a high blood pressure disorder and the second-leading cause of maternal deaths in the developing world. However, early detection is a rarity in developing countries because of the lack of affordable hypertension detectors and also because unskilled health workers find it difficult to operate and read conventional devices. Thus, there is a need for simple detection of hypertension for mothers in low-resource settings. | |||
== Detailed description of the solution == | |||
Jhpiego, a non-profit international health organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, has developed a durable, easy-to-use, and affordable detector containing a mechanical crank that produces either a green or red light to signal hypertension. The device utilizes oscillometry to detect blood pressure. The detector can be utilized in peripheral level health care settings or homes. | |||
== Designed by == | |||
* Designed by: Jhpiego. | |||
* Manufacturer location: Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, USA | |||
== | == When and where it was tested/implemented == | ||
Field testing was conducted in 2010 in Nepal. | Field testing was conducted in 2010 in Nepal. | ||
==Funding Source== | == Funding Source == | ||
This device received funding from the USAID Innovation Award. | This device received funding from the USAID Innovation Award. | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
===Other internally generated reports=== | |||
=== Other internally generated reports === | |||
Jhpiego Innovations Program: Development, Delivery and Impact at Scale. (n.d.). Jhpiego: Innovating to Save Lives. Retrieved January 1, 2013. Link available [http://www.jhpiego.org/en/content/jhpiego-innovations-program-development-delivery-and-impact-scale here]. | Jhpiego Innovations Program: Development, Delivery and Impact at Scale. (n.d.). Jhpiego: Innovating to Save Lives. Retrieved January 1, 2013. Link available [http://www.jhpiego.org/en/content/jhpiego-innovations-program-development-delivery-and-impact-scale here]. | ||
M. Trachtenberg, M., Lee, S. Jayaram, G., Acharya, S., Thakor, N. Sangvi, H. | M. Trachtenberg, M., Lee, S. Jayaram, G., Acharya, S., Thakor, N. Sangvi, H. (n.d.). Hypertension Detector for Developing Countries. Johns Hopkins University. Retrieved January 1, 2013. PDF available [https://jscholarship.library.jhu.edu/bitstream/handle/1774.2/34123/BP_paper1.pdf here]. | ||
=== Externally generated reports === | |||
Hypertension Detector for LDCs. (2011, March 3). Maternova: Tools and ideas that save mothers and newborns. Retrieved January 1, 2013. Link available [http://maternova.net/health-innovations/hypertension-detector-ldcs here]. | Hypertension Detector for LDCs. (2011, March 3). Maternova: Tools and ideas that save mothers and newborns. Retrieved January 1, 2013. Link available [http://maternova.net/health-innovations/hypertension-detector-ldcs here]. | ||
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| part-of = Global Health Medical Device Compendium | |||
| sdg = SDG03 Good health and well-being, SDG09 Industry innovation and infrastructure | |||
| license = CC-BY-SA-3.0 | |||
| language = en | |||
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Latest revision as of 21:17, 22 November 2022
Problem being addressed[edit | edit source]
Early detection of preeclampsia is key so as to prevent eclampsia, a high blood pressure disorder and the second-leading cause of maternal deaths in the developing world. However, early detection is a rarity in developing countries because of the lack of affordable hypertension detectors and also because unskilled health workers find it difficult to operate and read conventional devices. Thus, there is a need for simple detection of hypertension for mothers in low-resource settings.
Detailed description of the solution[edit | edit source]
Jhpiego, a non-profit international health organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, has developed a durable, easy-to-use, and affordable detector containing a mechanical crank that produces either a green or red light to signal hypertension. The device utilizes oscillometry to detect blood pressure. The detector can be utilized in peripheral level health care settings or homes.
Designed by[edit | edit source]
- Designed by: Jhpiego.
- Manufacturer location: Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, USA
When and where it was tested/implemented[edit | edit source]
Field testing was conducted in 2010 in Nepal.
Funding Source[edit | edit source]
This device received funding from the USAID Innovation Award.
References[edit | edit source]
Other internally generated reports[edit | edit source]
Jhpiego Innovations Program: Development, Delivery and Impact at Scale. (n.d.). Jhpiego: Innovating to Save Lives. Retrieved January 1, 2013. Link available here.
M. Trachtenberg, M., Lee, S. Jayaram, G., Acharya, S., Thakor, N. Sangvi, H. (n.d.). Hypertension Detector for Developing Countries. Johns Hopkins University. Retrieved January 1, 2013. PDF available here.
Externally generated reports[edit | edit source]
Hypertension Detector for LDCs. (2011, March 3). Maternova: Tools and ideas that save mothers and newborns. Retrieved January 1, 2013. Link available here.