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

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Medical equipment graveyards in low-resource hospitals. Medical devices designed for use in high-resource settings often fail when used in harsh environmental conditions found in low-resource hospitals; because user instructions or spare parts are not accessible, broken devices remain in equipment graveyards like those pictured here in Malawi. Therefore, rigorous evaluation protocols are needed to identify medical devices that are effective, affordable, rugged, and easy to use in low-resource settings. (Photo credit: Brandon Martin, 2016)

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BMC Pediatrics

ISSN: 1471-2431

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