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…rate as low as 2% in this region. Solution The Linda Kizazi project is a breastfeeding-friendly initiative comprised of a personal savings plan linked to breastfeeding-friendly, income-generating activities, to ensure mothers from low-income households of the Kibera slums could sustain EBF for six months. The project sought to foster a flexible savings scheme, by partnering…

…Camp, Kenya, and used in conjunction with a camp-wide vaccination campaign. Outcome The team successfully developed and optimized DMF rubella IgG and IgM immunoassays and demonstrated 100% sensitivity and 100% specificity using 25 donor serum/plasma samples. They also successfully optimized measles IgG and IgM immunoassays, validating them using a seroconversion panel comprised of a set…

…working in non-specialized healthcare settings. The system was field tested with a sample of non-physician health workers and primary care doctors in 30 rural Andhra Pradesh villages. Activities undertaken included the following: ·         An awareness campaign was undertaken to increase mental health awareness and knowledge, as well as awareness of the project. ·         An algorithm-based…

…device at the top and bottom, and control measurements were taken at a distance of 20m from the device in the same pond. This was tested in Vietnam. Outcome Statistical comparison between the two measurements showed the DO at the pond bottom was increased by 19% during the day and 6% at night. Based on…

…that uses brainstem auditory evoked response (ABR) technology, which is the gold standard in auditory testing. The approach uses low-cost hardware and software that performs with high sensitivity and high specificity in noisy settings, and an electrode system that is easy to clean and is non-disposable, resulting in a lower cost per test. Sohum takes…

…about $400,000 dollars. It also received an undisclosed amount of Series B funding from Accel Partners in 2015. Consure Medical has successfully piloted the device at key partner centres in the U.S. and India, and was ramping up commercialization activities in both geographies by setting up sales channels, along with early business development activities in Japan.

…team designed and manufactured a WaterWheel, and tested its usefulness in reducing the burden of water collection, to enable women and children to engage in more productive activities. The WaterWheel is a water container that is rolled on the ground and replaces the traditional method of carrying containers on the head. The key activities undertaken…

Issue Japanese encephalitis virus (JE) is transmitted to humans by mosquitoes that have fed on infected wading birds and pigs. Approximately 1% of human infections result in encephalitis; approximately 30% of these patients will die and another 30% will suffer from permanent neurologic deficits. It is the most common cause of encephalitis in Asia, including…

…the HPV vaccine in microalgae, the team also chose to cultivate a second production system for the HPV vaccine, to enable the comparison and benchmarking of the productivity of the microalgae production system. OutcomeThe project team struggled to achieve long-term expression and production of test proteins in microalgae. However, they were able to achieve reasonable…

…conducted in resource-limited laboratories. The homemade, saliva-based LAMP test was compared to conventional PCR on saliva collected in commercial saliva kits produced by Canada’s DNA Genotek Inc. Sensitivity of the saliva-based detection of the malaria parasite DNA was also compared to blood, using standard molecular methodology with 624 blood and saliva samples. Outcome The team successfully…