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A way for the cords and tubes of equipment to not hinder the path of the health care professionals during ob/gyn surgery.

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ghana
  • Themes Ergonomics and SafetyGeneral SurgeryMaternal HealthProcedural Improvement

A need for smoother transportation of patient beds on uneven floors in the hospital

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ghana
  • Themes Ergonomics and SafetyGeneralPatient Comfort

A need for ultrasonography students to be trained in performing ultrasounds on pregnant women before entering rotations

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ghana
  • Themes Maternal HealthTraining Methods

A way for information of patients for the day to be ready for review when doctors arrive at the clinics

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ghana
  • Themes AdministrativeProcedural Improvement

A need for clinical examination sheets to be sanitary for each ob/gyn patient.

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ghana
  • Themes GeneralMaternal HealthPatient ComfortProcedural ImprovementWomen's Health

A need for an affordable device to monitor the blood pressures of OB/GYN patients without the continuous assistance of a healthcare professional.

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

A way for patients to self-administer and interpret urine sample tests to detect protein levels for complications such as preeclampsia.

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ghana
  • Theme Maternal Health

An affordable way to provide preventative measures for cervical cancer

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ghana
  • Themes Patient OutcomeProcedural ImprovementWomen's Health

A need for access to official medical records for patients who have previously sought out ob/gyn care upon patient arrival to the hospitals.

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ghana
  • Themes AdministrativeMaternal HealthWomen's Health

A need to detect copper allergy for patients prior to administering an IUD

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

A need for better communication between doctors and nurses and midwives when doctors need assistance attending to patients

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ghana
  • Themes AdministrativeProcedural Improvement

A need to minimize pregnancy induced hypertension for women in their third trimester while they are lying down

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ghana
  • Themes Maternal HealthPatient Outcome

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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