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A way to detect dropped surgical instruments and alert surgery personnel during surgeries to prevent surgical personnel from injuring themselves

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ghana
  • Themes Ergonomics and SafetyGeneral Surgery

A way to monitor fetal heart rate in mothers without requiring the mothers to not move

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ghana
  • Themes Maternal HealthProcedural Improvement

A way to prevent blood from backing up into the IV tube to prevent excess blood loss

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ghana
  • Themes GeneralInstrument FunctionalityPatient Comfort

A way to increase the durability of blood pressure devices

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ghana
  • Themes GeneralInstrument Functionality

A way to prevent surgeon’s sweat from interfering in surgeries

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ghana
  • Themes Ergonomics and SafetyGeneral Surgery

A way to easily administer an epidural to overweight patients to reduce prep time

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ghana
  • Themes Maternal HealthProcedural Improvement

A way to prevent doctors from slipping on body fluids in the theater

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ghana
  • Themes Ergonomics and SafetyGeneral

A way to conserve electricity in the gynaecological clinics after-hours

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ghana
  • Themes AdministrativeGeneralWomen's Health

A way to differentiate between a placenta abruption and placenta previa in the labor ward to reduce maternal mortality rate of antepartum hemorrhage and infant mortality

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

A way to ensure urine is guided completely from patient bladder to urine bag to prevent urinary tract infections

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ghana
  • Themes GeneralPatient OutcomeProcedural Improvement

A way to remove blood clots from body cavity during any open abdomen procedure to reduce operation time

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ghana
  • Themes General SurgeryProcedural Improvement

A way to prevent surgical personnel from being poked by sharps during surgery to prevent blood contamination

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ghana
  • Themes Ergonomics and SafetyGeneral Surgery

GHDI provided me with am amazing opportunity to apply the skills I had been learning in school to a real and complex design opportunity. My team and I were given the freedom to explore design as it relates to healthcare while also receiving the support we needed to thrive. We developed authentic collaborations with healthcare providers, which enhanced our understanding of obstetrics, our design, and our experience in Ghana.

Lauren Kennedy, 2015 GHDI Academic Program Participant in Kumasi, Ghana

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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