| Health topic | Maternal mortality |
|---|---|
| Classification | Diagnosis |
| Manufacturer location |
England, United Kingdom |
In the poorest countries, there are 500 million maternal deaths, 3.2 million still births, and 4 million neonatal deaths each year. Early detection of preeclampsia could reduce the number of deaths each year. Blood pressure is an important indicator that is used to detect preeclampsia.
The device is a solar powered blood pressure monitor. It is used to detect the presence of preeclampsia before eclampsia occurs in birth. It is designed to be used with little training.
This device will be tested in Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Zimbabwe.
This project received $100,000 from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grand Challenges Explorations Grant.
Community BP Monitoring to Detect Pre-eclampsia in Africa - Maternal and Neonatal Directed Assessment of Technology. (n.d.). Maternal and Neonatal Directed Assessment of Technology. Retrieved February 5, 2013. Link available here.
Round 5. (n.d.). Grand Challenges in Global Health. Retrieved February 5, 2013. Link available here.
| Authors | Lonny Grafman, Chris Waterguy, Emilio, Kathleen Sienko, Amir Sabet Sarvestani |
|---|---|
| License | CC-BY-SA-3.0 |
| Organizations | Appropedia Foundation, University of Michigan |
| Cite as | Evashiu (2013–2026). "Global Health Medical Device Compendium/Solar Blood Pressure Monitor". Appropedia. Retrieved September 30, 2026. |