Lessons for Global Health from Her Work in the Dominican Republic On April 12, Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies hosted Dr. Angelica Floren, MD, to share her lessons regarding a holistic approach to improving maternal and newborn health care in the Dominican Republic. For 35 years, Dr. Floren, her team, and her partners in the Dominican Republic worked to accelerate vaccinations to prevent meningitis and pneumonia. As this program drew to a close due to its suc

Student Teams from Multiple Disciplines Participate in the 2022 Competition Five first-place winners were announced at the Fourth Annual Malawi Innovators Design Competition on February 28. The 2022 competition was held in Thyolo, Malawi. The competition, coordinated by the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS), Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST), and the National Commission of Science & Technology (NCST), brought together university stude

Development and Use of Heuristics to Evaluate Neonatal Medical Devices for Use in Low-Resource Settings Medical devices save lives each day; however, in many low-resource settings, a lack of critical technologies often impacts a clinician’s ability to use these devices effectively. In addition, equipment is often unsuitably designed for differences in tolerances for electrical power disruptions, durability, consumables scarcity, maintainability, and ease of use. Successfully