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Bio-Based Materials as Applicable, Accessible, and Affordable Healthcare Solutions (Paperback, 1st ed. 2018)
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Bio-Based Materials as Applicable, Accessible, and Affordable Healthcare Solutions (Paperback, 1st ed. 2018)
Series: SpringerBriefs in Materials
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In this book, Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa and a
region in the lowest income group per capita, is used to
demonstrate the potential for healthcare reorganization and
collaboration with the introduction of "successful" technologies
centered around available, bio-compatible, and sustainable natural
resources. Our book discusses three of the top killers of children
under 5 years of age in Nigeria, pneumonia (20%), diarrheal
diseases (15%), and traumatic injuries (4%). These conditions are
used as examples to demonstrate the potential for improved
pediatric outcomes with treatments engineered from sustainable and
natural resources. Furthermore, this book outlines possible action
items that can help drive economic growth, educational
opportunities, collaborative outreach, and workforce productivity
to build a healthy and sustainable community. Medical technology in
the industrialized world has seen rapid advancements leading to
increased survival and greater patient outcomes. However, the
development and implementation of these resources is not always
applicable to regions in need of new and more basic ways to provide
treatment. Moore's Law, a paradigm that considers advancement
synonymous with increased digitization and optimization of
electronic processes, defines the history of technology. However,
the functionality of advanced and "smart" technology is essentially
useless in underdeveloped areas. These regions lack some of the
basic requirements for innovative medical technologies to impact
human health, such as electricity, access to spare parts, computer
analysis tools, and network architecture. In addition, the poor
physical infrastructure, insufficient management, and lack of
technical culture are barriers for entry and sustainability of
these technologies. Rather than importing medical devices from
industrialized countries, we propose that the mindset and research
focus for under developed areas must be on "successful"
technologies. Simply put, these areas need technology that "gets
the job done."
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