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One of the cornerstones of the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) initiative is access to essential medicines andhealth technologies. Medical devices assistive devices and eHealth solutions are important components ofhealth technology which have the potential to save lives and improve quality of life and well-being. However too many people worldwide suffer because they don't have access to high quality affordable health technologywith the problem being more acute in low- and middle-income countries. The objective of the compendium series of innovative medical devices assistive devices and eHealth solutionsis to provide a neutral platform for technologies which are likely to be suitable for use in less resourcedsettings. It presents a snapshot of several health technologies which might have the potential to improvehealth outcomes and the quality of life or to offer a solution to an unmet medical/health technology need.It is released to acknowledge some success stories and at the same time to raise awareness of the pressingneed for appropriate and affordable design solutions and to encourage more innovative efforts in the field. This effort also aims to encourage greater interaction among ministries of health procurement officers donors technology developers manufacturers clinicians academics and the general public to ensure greaterinvestment in health technology and to move towards universal access to essential health technologies. All submissions to the 'Call for innovative health technologies for low-resource settings' underwent anevaluation process; technologies were assessed by an expert panel based on the material and evidenceprovided by the applicant as well as publicly available information. In 2013 unlike previous years inclusion inthe Compendium for medical devices was restricted to commercialized products with regulatory approval.Note that

for a selected technology the inclusion in the compendium does not constitute a warranty forfitness of the technology for a particular purpose. All innovative solutions in the compendium are presented in one page summarizing the health problemaddressed the proposed solution and product specifications based on data information and images providedby the developers of the technologies concerned.

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Assistive devices

2013

Artificial prosthetic knee joint

Child wheelchair

Hollow mattress

Magnetic prosthetic suspension system

Pen-mounted CCTV camera

Polycentric prosthetic knee joint

Polypropylene endoskeletal lower limb prosthetic system

Prefabricated components for lower limb orthoses

eHealth solutions

2013

Blood pressure eReader

ePharmacyNet system

Health and hospital information system

Hearing screen eRecord

Maternal and child health mobile services

Mobile supply chain management tool

Remote healthcare solution

SMS-DMCare

SMS service

T1D system (Type 1 Diabetes system)

TeleOphthalmology aided primary eye care

Medical devices

2013

Bedside newborn phototherapy

Compact portable ultrasound

Dry blood spot screening

Electro-hyperthermia

Fecal occult blood test

Infant radiant warmer

Infant warmer

Infrared ear thermometer

LED phototherapy for neonatal jaundice

Low pressure anaesthesia machine

Mandibular repositioning device

Oscillometric ankle-arm measurement

Oscillometric blood pressure measurement

Oxygen concentrator-driven bubble CPAP

Telecardiology

Umbilical artery doppler analyser

Other technologies

2013

Postpartum uterus trainer

Pressure cooker autoclave

Assistive devices

2012

Solar charger for hearing aid

eHealth solutions

2012

Biometric technology in healthcare

Case-based smartphone messaging platform

Cervical cancer screening information system

Computer-aided detection for Tuberculosis

Health workforce information systems

Integrated smartreader & cloud services

Maternal health Tanzania

Medical cloud

mHealth platform for community health workers

New media to train health workers.

Primary health care continuous quality improvement (CQI) tools

Rapid SMS providing availability of essential medicines

Real-time measurement of meteorological events on public health

Registre electronique de consultation (REC)

Smart phones for supportive supervision for TB

Telemedicine for HIV/AIDS care

Telemedicine network

Tele-ophthalmology software application

Teletrauma

Medical devices

2012

Automated solar-powered blood pressure monitor

Interventional cardiovascular lab

Intramedullary nail and interlocking screw system

Mobile ECG with web-based telemedicine platform

Multi-parameter remote diagnostic kit

Non-invasive hypothermia indicator for newborns

Non-invasive vascular age risk prediction

Non-surgical male circumcision device

Oral syringe dosing clip

Point of care diagnostic device for total WBC

Portable anaesthesia machine

Sputum mobilization device

Urine albumin test

Other technologies

2012

Auto stop electrochlorinator

Birthing simulator for training

Low smoke stove

Assistive devices

2011

Manual wheelchairs and mobility devices

eHealth solutions

2011

Medical data communication system

Mobile technology to connect patients to remote doctors

Treatment response software application

Medical devices

2011

Fetal heart rate monitor

Isothermal nucleic acid amplification system for POC diagnosis

Non-pneumatic anti-shock garment

Oxytocin in prefilled auto-disable injection system

Parasitological test system

Phototherapy for neonatal jaundice treatment

Portable haemoglobin meter

Portable ventilator

Prefilled auto-disable injection system

Reusable neonatal suction device

Self-powered pulse oximeter

Transcutaneous bilirubin measurement system for infants.

Ventilator using continuous positive airway pressure

Other technologies

2011

Newborn simulator for resuscitation training

Point-of-use water disinfection system

Water filter

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