Filter Need Statements

A way to keep crosswalks clear of stopped vehicles so that pedestrians have a clear space to cross

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ethiopia
  • Theme Traffic Safety

A way to inhibit driver reverses interfering with continuous intersection traffic

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ethiopia
  • Theme Traffic Safety

A way to keep vehicles at the center of the intersection from inhibiting traffic flow

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ethiopia
  • Theme Traffic Safety

A way to make available the full road width for traffic flow

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ethiopia
  • Theme Traffic Safety

A way to ensure that passenger loading and unloading of all vehicles is done at pre- designated locations for a given direction of traffic flow

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ethiopia
  • Theme Traffic Safety

A way to prevent vehicles from encroaching on spaces of other traffic flows which can operate at the same time without hindering each other

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ethiopia
  • Theme Traffic Safety

A way to prevent drivers from entering the intersection until they are able to completely cross so that they don’t obstruct perpendicuar traffic flow

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ethiopia
  • Theme Traffic Safety

A way to prevent vehicles from encroaching on sidewalk space (curbed or not)

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ethiopia
  • Theme Traffic Safety

An efficient way of providing adequate right of way for emergency vehicles

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ethiopia
  • Theme Traffic Safety

A way for vehicles to communicate better with each other so that vehicles can better convey their intentions to other traffic and reduce problems with unclear merging, pull offs and near misses, etc…

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ethiopia
  • Theme Traffic Safety

A way for drivers to communicate better with pedestrians so that pedestrians and drivers understand each others’ intent more easily and there is less confusion about who has right of way

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ethiopia
  • Theme Traffic Safety

A way to prevent vehicles from signalling wrong directions so as not to cause confusion in vehicles following it.

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ethiopia
  • Theme Traffic Safety

I have seen the people that my device will affect, and have met with the practitioners that will ultimately use it.  The tangibility of that encounter makes me want to be a more accountable and ethical engineer.

Prithvi Murthy, GHDI Academic Program Participant, M.D. Candidate Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago

What to Know About The Global Health Design Initiative

Program History

Program History

GHDI has been working with stakeholders for more than eight years to identify and address global health design challenges. Learn more about our history and core values.

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Project Outcomes

Project Outcomes

Since inception, we have worked on projects in maternal health, family planning, minimally invasive surgery, physical medicine and rehabilitation, and more. Explore our past and current projects.

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Get Involved

There are many ways to get involved in global health work with GHDI. From taking on a need statement, to participating in an opportunity, or becoming a partner.

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