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The mission of the Beyond Traditional Borders Initiative is to foster the creation of globally appropriate health technologies that address the pressing health needs of the developing world. The program presents real-world global health design challenges to students, encouraging the development of meaningful solutions with the potential to make a real impact today.

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Cancer Screening Device (m19554)
Keywords: cancer, cancer detection, cancer screening, developing world
Summary: Bioengineers at Rice have developed low-cost imaging systems to improve the early detection of cancer.
Subject: Science and Technology
Language: English
Popularity: 54.53%
Revised: 2009-09-16
Revisions: 2
Diagnostic Lab-in-a-Backpack (m19547)
Keywords: developing world, diagnostics, healthcare
Summary: Beyond Traditional Borders design teams developed the Diagnostic Lab-in-a-Backpack, a portable kit containing all the equipment necessary to diagnose major illnesses in remote regions of the world.
Subject: Science and Technology
Language: English
Popularity: 47.46%
Revised: 2009-09-16
Revisions: 2
Health and Hygiene Education (m19548)
Keywords: developing world, global health, Haiti, hygiene
Summary: A Beyond Traditional Borders Design Team created health and hygiene educational materials that focus on the needs of a primary school in Haiti.
Subject: Science and Technology
Language: English
Popularity: 57.58%
Revised: 2009-09-17
Revisions: 3
IV Drip Monitor (m19556)
Keywords: developing world, healthcare, IV
Summary: A team of bioengineers and electrical engineers developed the IV Drip Monitor to monitor and adjust the drip rate of an IV infusion.
Subject: Science and Technology
Language: English
Popularity: 61.46%
Revised: 2009-09-17
Revisions: 3
Medicine Dosing Device (m19555)
Keywords: AIDS, ARVs, developing world, global health
Summary: Bioengineering design students developed a medicine dosing device, a pump that can fit on most medication bottles and can be set to deliver a specific amount of medication.
Subject: Science and Technology
Language: English
Popularity: 41.51%
Revised: 2009-09-17
Revisions: 3
Microenterprise Training Course (m19532)
Keywords: developing world, global health, Lesotho, microenterprise
Summary: A Beyond Traditional Borders design team created a Microenterprise Training Course to teach high school students in Lesotho the basic business and management skills to establish and maintain a school cooperative.
Subject: Science and Technology
Language: English
Popularity: 42.46%
Revised: 2009-09-17
Revisions: 2
Neonatal Incubator and Bilirubin Phototherapy Device (m19530)
Keywords: africa, bioengineering, developing, global, health
Summary: Beyond Traditional Borders design teams developed an effective, inexpensive, and easy to maintain incubator and phototherapy device to treat newborn babies.
Subject: Science and Technology
Language: English
Popularity: 75.81%
Revised: 2009-09-18
Revisions: 2
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