ArticleAnnals of global health2020
Developing Strategies for Sustainable Medical Equipment Maintenance in Under-Resourced Settings.
Article in Annals of global health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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- A data-driven priority assessment and deployment framework for medical equipment maintenance in a tertiary hospital.Frontiers in artificial intelligence · 2026Article
- Breaking the "idling dilemma" of donated medical equipment: a TDABC-based analysis of health policy failure and a pathway to reform.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Human Factors in Airway Management: Designing Systems for Safer, Team-Based Care.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Improving maintenance efficiency and controlling costs in healthcare institutions through advanced analytical method.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Medical equipment in the global south: perspective of sustainability and donations.Frontiers in health services · 2025Review
- Using Financial Incentives and Market Mechanisms to Improve Hospitals' Performance; A Double-edged Sword.International journal of health policy and management · 2023Article
- Design of a syringe extension device (Chloe SED®) for low-resource settings in sub-Saharan Africa: a circular economy approach.Frontiers in medical technology · 2023Article
- Open hardware: From DIY trend to global transformation in access to laboratory equipment.PLoS biology · 2023Article
- Maintenance versus replacement of medical equipment: a cost-minimization analysis among district hospitals in Nepal.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- [Intelligent fault diagnosis of medical equipment based on long short term memory network].Sheng wu yi xue gong cheng xue za zhi = Journal of biomedical engineering = Shengwu yixue gongchengxue zazhi · 2021Article
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10 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
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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