Avoid equipment graveyards: rigorous process to improve identification and procurement of effective, affordable, and usable newborn devices in low-resource hospital settings

• Main Authors: Elizabeth Asma (Author), Megan Heenan (Author), George Banda (Author), Rebecca P. Kirby (Author), Lucky Mangwiro (Author), Claudia Ziegler Acemyan (Author), Kara M. Palamountain (Author), Philip Kortum (Author), Kondwani Kawaza (Author), Z. Maria Oden (Author), Rebecca Richards-Kortum (Author), Technical Collaborative Authorship Group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Millions of newborns die annually from preventable causes, with the highest rates occurring in Africa. Reducing neonatal mortality requires investment to scale hospital care, which includes providing hospitals with appropriate technology to care for small and sick newborns. Expen...