Browsing by Author "Kumara, Danica"

Now showing 1 - 3 of 3
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item
    Avoid equipment graveyards: rigorous process to improve identification and procurement of effective, affordable, and usable newborn devices in low-resource hospital settings
    (Springer Nature, 2023) Asma, Elizabeth; Heenan, Megan; Banda, George; Kirby, Rebecca P.; Mangwiro, Lucky; Acemyan, Claudia Ziegler; Palamountain, Kara M.; Kortum, Philip; Kawaza, Kondwani; Oden, Z. Maria; Richards-Kortum, Rebecca; Brandt, Alexsandra; Kumara, Danica; Jin, Li; Khalid, Ali; Osoo, Cliff; Bisceglia, Nicki; Gate, Vince; Valle, Maureen; Mjumira, Rowland; Chapin, Abby; Shapiro, Alyssa; Samuel, Christina; Kimmey, David; Belton, M. Grant; Wang, Yifan Jack; Johnston, Jake; Anderson, Jessica; Bailey, Joseph; Coyle, Josh; Gordon, Kaede; Weld, Madeleine Tadros; Bond, Meaghan; Mitchell, Natalie; Mobarhan, Sara Liaghati; Salter, Sarah Elina; Matin, Shababa B.; Saenz, Sonia E. Sosa; Kalikoff, Sylvie; Boles, Taylor; Technical Collaborative Authorship Group; Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies
    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. Expensive medical devices designed for high-resource settings often fail to withstand conditions in low-resource hospitals, including humidity, dust, frequent user turnover, complex maintenance, lack of stable power, or difficulty sourcing expensive consumables. Rigorous evaluation protocols are needed to identify effective, affordable, rugged, and easy-to-use medical devices appropriate for quality hospital-based newborn care in low-resource hospitals.
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item
    Target product profiles for neonatal care devices: systematic development and outcomes with NEST360 and UNICEF
    (Springer Nature, 2023) Kirby, Rebecca P.; Molyneux, Elizabeth M.; Dube, Queen; McWhorter, Cindy; Bradley, Beverly D.; Gartley, Martha; Oden, Z. Maria; Richards-Kortum, Rebecca; Werdenberg-Hall, Jennifer; Kumara, Danica; Liaghati-Mobarhan, Sara; Heenan, Megan; Bond, Meaghan; Ezeaka, Chinyere; Salim, Nahya; Irimu, Grace; Palamountain, Kara M.; Manasyan, Albert; Worm, Anna; Zuechner, Antke; Chepkemoi, Audrey; Tembo, Bentry; Trubo, Casey; Mudenyanga, Chishamiso; Wald, Daniel; Goldfarb, David; Gicheha, Edith; Asma, Elizabeth; Ciccone, Emily; Mbale, Emmie; Gheorghe, Florin; Dumont, Guy; Naburi, Helga; Pernica, Jeffrey; Appiah, John; Strysko, Jonathan; Langton, Josephine; Lawn, Joy; Klein, Kate; Kawaza, Kondwani; Gandrup-Marino, Kristoffer; Lloyd, Lizel; Woo Kinshella, Maggie; Chise, Mamiki; Myszkowski, Marc; Mkony, Martha Franklin; Waiyego, Mary; Khoory, Matthew; Medvedev, Melissa; Chiume, Msandeni; Spotswood, Naomi; Mataruse, Noah; Lufesi, Norman; Lincetto, Ornella; Lavoie, Pascal; Mbuthia, Rachel; Chifisi, Rhoda; Owino, Rita; Moshiro, Robert; Mbwasi, Ronald; Akech, Sam; Shah, Sona; Reschwamm, Steffen; Adudans, Steve; Mogotsi, Thabiso; Karlen, Walter; Demeke, Zelalem; the TPP Survey, Consensus Meeting Participants Collaborative Authorship Group; Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies
    Medical devices are critical to providing high-quality, hospital-based newborn care, yet many of these devices are unavailable in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) and are not designed to be suitable for these settings. Target Product Profiles (TPPs) are often utilised at an early stage in the medical device development process to enable user-defined performance characteristics for a given setting. TPPs can also be applied to assess the profile and match of existing devices for a given context.
  • Thumbnail Image
    ItemUnknown
    Using interprofessional education to build dynamic teams to help drive collaborative, coordinated and effective newborn care
    (Springer Nature, 2023) Langton, Josephine; Liaghati-Mobarhan, Sara; Gicheha, Edith; Werdenberg-Hall, Jennifer; Madete, June; Banda, George; Molyneux, Elizabeth M.; Manjonda, Ahazi; Okolo, Angela; Noxon, Caroline; Paul, Catherine; Osuagwu, Charles; Ezeaka, Chinyere; Samuel, Christina; Kumara, Danica; Flowers, Daphne; Mochache, Dolphine; Rashid, Ekran; Mbale, Emmie; Andrade-Guerrero, Esalee; Zimba, Evelyn; Okello, George; Msemo, Georgina; Irimu, Grace; Soko, Grace; Chimphepo, Harold; Mutakyamilwa, Josephat; Manji, Karim; Kawaza, Kondwani; Oden, Maria; Majamanda, Maureen; Bello, Mustapha; Salim, Nahya; Odosunmu, Olabisi; Tongo, Olukemi; Odedere, Opeyemi; Richards-Kortum, Rebecca; Tillya, Robert; Desai, Sara; Adudans, Steve; Ochieng, Vincent; Macharia, William; the NEST360 Education Team; Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies
    As countries strive to achieve sustainable development goal 3.2, high-quality medical education is crucial for high-quality neonatal care. Women are encouraged to deliver in health units attended by a skilled team. Traditionally, the team is doctors and nurses, but they are members of a large group of interdependent experts from other disciplines. Each discipline trains separately, yet the goal of good neonatal care is common to all. The use of interprofessional education breaks down these professional silos improving collaborative practice and promoting excellent clinical care. Introduction of new educational materials and training requires a rigorous approach to ensure sustainability.