The Use of Technology in reducing Infant Mortality in Developing Countries

1. Positive Attributes

1.1. Reduction of Mortality Rate

1.2. More efficient

1.3. Low & Middle Income countries quicker to convert/accept new technologies

2. Examples

2.1. Kangaroo Mother Care

2.2. Pulse Oximetry

2.3. CPAP machines

2.4. Incubators

2.5. Mobile Telephones

3. Requirements Needed

3.1. Training

3.2. Leadership support

3.3. Frugal Technologies

4. Defining and Summarizing

4.1. Mortality

4.1.1. Infant

4.1.2. Neonatal

4.2. Technology

4.2.1. Technology for Health

4.2.2. Health Technologies

5. Constraints

5.1. Budget

5.2. Need for Innovation

5.3. Manpower

5.4. Faulty donated/recycled equipment

5.5. Change takes time

5.6. Accessibility

6. Consequences

6.1. Higher cost per life saved

6.1.1. Ethical vs. Economic

6.2. Prioritizing funding

6.2.1. Healthcare Policy Making

6.2.2. Budget