Filter Need Statements

A way to ensure patient understanding and consent prior to any ob/gyn operation to protect patients and uphold liability of doctors

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ghana
  • Themes Maternal HealthPatient OutcomeWomen's Health

A need to communicate side effects of contraceptives to women of all education level without the patients prompting for information

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ghana
  • Themes Procedural ImprovementWomen's Health

A way to assist ob/gyn patients when they’re getting off of examination tables

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ghana
  • Themes GeneralMaternal HealthPatient ComfortWomen's Health

A way to accurately locate the position for administration of anesthesia to ob/gyn patients

  • Year 2015
  • Locations EthiopiaGhana
  • Themes GeneralMaternal HealthProcedural ImprovementWomen's Health

A way to screen for vaginal infections when in a clinical ob/gyn setting

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ghana
  • Themes Maternal HealthProcedural ImprovementWomen's Health

A way to encourage pregnant women to move around and exercise once admitted

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ghana
  • Themes Maternal HealthPatient Outcome

A way to secure used equipment and bodily fluids of HIV patients to prevent HIV transmission

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ghana
  • Themes Ergonomics and SafetyGeneral

A need for an accurate and fast method to draw a desired volume of blood from patients

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ghana
  • Theme General

A way to avoid reuse of unsterilized needles of syringes in ob/gyn wards

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ghana
  • Theme Maternal Health

A need to increase computer-aided data analyzing skills for health care workers.

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ghana
  • Themes AdministrativeTraining Methods

A need for safe removal of blades from equipment during OB/GYN surgery.

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ghana
  • Themes Ergonomics and SafetyGeneral SurgeryMaternal Health

An affordable way to monitor the heart rate of OB/GYN patients without the continuous assistance of a healthcare professional

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ghana
  • Themes Instrument FunctionalityMaternal HealthWomen's Health

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

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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