Filter Need Statements

A way for pedestrians to signal minibus stops without standing in the street so that they are not in traffic flow

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ethiopia
  • Theme Traffic Safety

A way to create a safer median for pedestrians to wait on

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ethiopia
  • Theme Traffic Safety

A way to ensure that facilities for pedestrians are provided on roads currently lacking them based on pedestrian flow patterns determining that it is required.

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ethiopia
  • Theme Traffic Safety

A way to keep commerical trucks from inhibiting or endangering passenger vehicles to ensure reduction of fatalities in the case of an accident

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ethiopia
  • Theme Traffic Safety

A way to place dividers in a logical pattern on an intersection so that they efficiently direct traffic but do not interfere with traffic patterns so that there is a decrease in traffic conflicts

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ethiopia
  • Theme Traffic Safety

A way to close uterine arteries quickly to stop postpartum hemorrhaging

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ghana
  • Themes Maternal HealthPatient OutcomeProcedural Improvement

A way to encourage pedestrians to cross the street in a group rather than individually so that traffic will slow down for them

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ethiopia
  • Theme Traffic Safety

A way to keep pedestrians off phones while crossing so that can be more engaged and responsive to their surrounding environment and various traffic conditions.

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ethiopia
  • Theme Traffic Safety

A way to reduce the risk of police officers being hit by moving traffic while talking to the driver of a stopped car

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ethiopia
  • Theme Traffic Safety

A way to encourage all two wheel riders to wear helmets so that there is less risk of head injury in case of an accident

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ethiopia
  • Theme Traffic Safety

A way to prevent pedestrians from crossing an intersection diagonally when there is no facility to do so.

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ethiopia
  • Theme Traffic Safety

A way to keep pedestrians from walking on the road when they are not crossing so that they are not inhibiting traffic flow and are not in a precarious location

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ethiopia
  • Theme Traffic Safety

It was a truly transformative experience, and I consider it one of the best investments of my time as an engineering student at Michigan.

Prithvi Murthy, GHDI Academic Program Participant, M.D. Candidate at 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

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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