ABSPIE archived seminar series
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BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING IN LOW-RESOURCE SETTINGS (LRSS)
Prof. Peandro Pecchia has held a seminar on Biomedical Engineering in low-resource settings (LRSs).
The United Nations’ 17 sustainable development goals are based on the principle of “leaving no one behind”. In particular, SDG3 focuses on Health and Wellbeing, striving for equitable healthcare access, worldwide. Notwithstanding, the actual situation is still far from being equitable. Although most of the world’s population is treated in low-income countries, only a small oligarchy of high-income countries rules the medical device market, setting and following de facto standards and minimum requirements, which do not take into consideration the scarcity of resources and the harsh conditions of low-resource settings. This mismatch hinders the safe and efficient functioning of medical devices, jeopardizing the lives of patients and healthcare workers.
This webinar gave an overview of the ABSPIE Lab experience in Africa, with a specific focus on clinical and biomedical engineering, and ethics.