Call for the
Second Compendium of innovative health technologies:
medical devices and eHealth solutions 2013
eHealth - World Health
Organization - WHO at: http://bit.ly/10UgnBn
Call PDF file at: http://bit.ly/ZHF2Yo
eHealth Submission form: http://bit.ly/VSZxeh
Medical Device submission form: http://bit.ly/10fk0lh
The deadline
for submission is 15 March 2013
Medical devices and eHealth
solutions have the potential to improve lives. However, too many people
worldwide suffer because they don’t have access to the appropriate health
technologies.
This call highlights the importance
of these innovative technologies towards improved health outcomes and the
quality of life. WHO aims to raise awareness of the pressing need for
appropriate design solutions.
The Compendium series was initiated to encourage a dialogue between
stakeholders and stimulate further development and technology dissemination.
For the purpose of this call, the
term ‘health technologies’
refers to medical devices and eHealth solutions.
In this context, ‘medical
devices’ cover medical equipment and instruments, in vitro diagnostics
and imaging devices as well as assistive devices and related health
technologies excluding clinical procedures, medicinal products, vaccines,
biological therapeutic products, or tissue-engineered medical products.
'eHealth solutions' refer to the use
of information and communication technologies including electronic and
communication devices and applications (such as telemedicine; mobile
applications for surveillance, telehealth, diagnostics, appointment reminders;
etc.) in support of health systems and services.
All eHealth applications should
conform to the existing standards.
Innovative health
technologies in this context include:
- New products or applications;
- Products or applications which
have been commercialized for less than 5 years in high-resource settings but
have not yet been
widely used in low- and middle-resource settings;
- Non-health products or
applications that have recently been adapted for a health purpose;
- Products available in low-resource
settings for less than 5 years but not yet widely used.
Contributors to the previous
compendium series whose technology advanced from ‘under
development’ status to launched product are encouraged to submit their
updated entry.
Eligibility
The ‘Call for innovative
health technologies: medical devices and eHealth solutions for low-resource
settings 2013’ is open to manufacturers, institutions, academia,
individuals and non-profit organizations that design, manufacture and/or supply
any type of innovative health technologies that are suitable for use in
low-resource settings and address the global health concerns as outlined in section 4 at: http://bit.ly/ZHF2Yo
Health problems to
be addressed
The Call for innovative health
technologies for low-resource settings 2013 puts a specific focus on the
following technologies:
1. Medical device (including
telemedicine solutions) that address one of the following key global health
concerns:
- Birth asphyxia and birth trauma
- Cancer
- Cataracts
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease
- Diabetes mellitus
- Diarrheal diseases
- Hearing loss
- Ischemic heart disease
- Lower respiratory infections
- Maternal health
- Neonatal infections
- Pneumonia
- Prematurity and low birth weight
- Refractive errors
Vascular diseases
2. eHealth solutions may support one
of the following areas:
- Decision support systems
- Diagnostic and treatment support
- Electronic health/electronic
medical record
- Emergency/humanitarian relief
- Geographic information system
- Healthcare management
- Health workforce training
- Heath information systems
- Health education
- Health surveys
- Management of patient information
- Management of hospital information
- Management of emergencies
- Patient monitoring
- Public health surveillance
- Telehealth/telemedicine
- Treatment compliance
Selection of
technologies
All submissions undergo an
evaluation process; technologies will be assessed by an expert panel based on
the material and evidence provided by the applicant as well as publicly
available information.
Note that inclusion in the
Compendium does not constitute a warranty for fitness of the technology for a
particular purpose nor endorsement of the product by WHO.
Entries must demonstrate the
technology’s suitability for use in low-resource settings. Technologies
are then selected for inclusion in the Compendium if they meet at least one of
the criteria below:
·
The technology or the practice is better suited to
address a health problem than existing solutions available or improves current
health systems and services. Examples of improvements over existing
technologies may include superior effectiveness; enhanced ease of use and
maintenance; reduced training requirements; labor saving; improved safety level
for user, patient, and/or environment; increased social and cultural
acceptability; technical superiority; improved accessibility, better
cost-effectiveness and affordability; reduced energy requirements.
·
The technology provides an appropriate solution to a
health problem not yet addressed by any other technology.
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