Biomedical Engineering for Africa

Biomedical Engineering for Africa

Health technology innovation in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), including countries in Africa, falls far short of meeting the healthcare needs of these settings. The result is a heavy reliance on products and technologies imported from industrialised countries that are often not suited to,...

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Other Authors: Douglas, Tania S (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa University of Cape Town Libraries [2019]
Series:Open textbook library.
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Biology > Textbooks
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Pages
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Chapter 2. The Case for Biomedical Engineers in African Hospitals: A Clinician’s Point of View
  • Chapter 3. Recent Developments in Biomedical Engineering Education in Africa: A Focus on Nigeria and the University of Ibadan
  • Chapter 4. Creating a Department of Biomedical Engineering and an Undergraduate Programme – The University of Lagos Experience
  • Chapter 5. Biomedical Engineering in Ethiopia
  • Chapter 6. Biomedical Engineering and Entrepreneurship
  • Chapter 7. Problem Identification and Needs Assessment for Healthcare Technologies
  • Chapter 8. Frugal Biodesign: An approach for Developing Appropriate Medical Devices in Low-resource Settings
  • Chapter 9. Materials for Medical Devices
  • Chapter 10. User-Centred Design in a Health Innovation Course to Address Hearing Loss in the Elderly
  • Chapter 11. Implementing a Design Methodology: Concept for a Head Positioning Device for Hospital Beds
  • Chapter 12. Medical Device Concept for Burn Wound Exudate Detection
  • Chapter 13. Infant Warming Device for Neonatal Surgery in a Low-Resource Settings
  • Chapter 14. Needle Disposal Device for Use in Low-Resource Settings
  • Chapter 15. An Electronically Controlled Gravity Feed Infusion Set for Intravenous Fluids
  • Chapter 16. A Prototype Metabolic Cage for Rats and Mice for Biomedical Research in Nigeria
  • Chapter 17. Biomedical Engineering Ethics
  • Chapter 18. Intellectual Property Protection and Commercialisation
  • Chapter 19. Medical Device Regulation in Africa
  • Chapter 20. Healthcare Technology Management
  • Chapter 21. Healthcare Technology Management in Zimbabwe
  • Chapter 22. Mobile Health for Africa

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